tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333522762024-03-14T12:36:47.628+00:00The Attic<i><big>Museums: a wholesome recreational alternative to procreation and the pub*</big></i>The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-18235080717650844512019-02-25T17:39:00.000+00:002019-02-25T17:39:35.600+00:00SPLAS 2019 – Call for Papers
For the 14th
year running, the University of Nottingham will be hosting the Spanish,
Portuguese and Latin American Studies [SPLAS] Postgraduate Community Forum. The
event is open to anyone working on Spanish and/or Portuguese-speaking countries
or cultures, from Midlands3Cities institutions and beyond, and from any
disciplinary background. The Forum will take place at the University of
The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-15857615066598965162019-02-11T10:43:00.000+00:002019-02-11T11:54:29.117+00:00Museum narratives and the refugee experience: Relabeling at New Walk Museum in Leicester
written by Angela Stienne
In June and in August 2018, I curated two relabeling museum
takeovers at New Walk Museum in Leicester, involving refugees and asylum
seekers in the (temporary) rewriting of labels of the museum’s permanent
collection. The projects involved a number of institutions and individuals who
worked in cooperation to develop a series of events, of which the relabeling
The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-47997757835920704512019-01-28T14:00:00.000+00:002019-01-28T14:00:07.007+00:00How many stories can a cast tell?
This post is about a bust currently displayed
at the Antinous: Boy Made God
exhibition, open until the end of February, at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. It
represents Antinous, the supposed lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian (reign 117-138
CE). The label defines it as a plaster cast reconstruction.
Ludovisi-Chicago Antinous, Antinous: Boy Made God exhibition (picture taken by the author)
The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-32040829826850759492018-11-05T11:03:00.000+00:002018-11-05T11:23:03.766+00:00"The Fabric of Memory" at the Being Human Festival
Bring along fabrics that remind
you of someone or an event and enter into conversations with performers about
how we remember as textiles are carefully ironed and folded. This participatory
performance looks at the memories sparked by our clothes.
The event is a free drop-in
performance on 22nd November from 3pm-8pm at the Attenborough
Arts Centre, where you are invited to bringThe Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-28631867610925603592018-09-12T19:22:00.002+01:002018-09-12T19:23:11.377+01:00Museums (em)Power: Full Programme and Abstracts Now Available!
The Museums (em)Power conference and the (em)Powering Images Exhibition are happening tomorrow! To download the full programme (PDF), please click here.
The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-88173753890095338762018-08-24T12:13:00.001+01:002018-09-10T10:01:25.632+01:00Museums (em)Power: Provisional Programme
Day 1: Thursday, 13th September 2018
08:30 – 09:30
Registration and Refreshments
09:30 – 10:00
Opening Remarks
Professor Sandra H. Dudley, Head of School, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
10:00 – 11:45
SESSION 1: POWER & IDEAS
10:00 – 10:15
Revealing and Forgetting: Learning from Histories of ‘New Institutionalism’
Jennifer Warren, University of Arts The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-54252062743119298302018-08-15T11:26:00.000+01:002018-08-15T11:26:15.210+01:00Museums (em)Power: Routledge Prizes for Best Presentation and Best Image
Do you know that during our Museums (em)Power conference, the attendees have a chance to vote for their favourite paper presentation and image displayed as part of the (em)Powering Images exhibition. The winners will get a selection of museum-related books from our Sponsor, Routledge.
The books have arrived at the School of Museum Studies. How exciting! The conference committee is so The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-74858874717065110092018-07-31T21:08:00.000+01:002018-07-31T21:16:05.248+01:00Curating Respect: Exhibition Review
Entering ‘Bodies of Evidence’ exhibition. Photograph copyright and courtesy Durham University.
At a time when museums are considering the return of human
remains and adhering to the wishes of the deceased, a new exhibition
respectfully explores the identity and reason for the presence of bodily
remains in Durham. Before seeing Bodies of Evidence: How science unearthed Durham’s dark secret, The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-89393966127777884432018-07-22T11:46:00.000+01:002018-07-22T11:46:18.889+01:00Museums (em)Power: Introducing Our Keynote Speakers
We are very EXCITED to have two world-class museum experts, Professor Richard Sandell and Dr Zahava Doering, join us as keynote speakers for the Museums (em)Power conference on 13-14 September 2018 at the University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies.
Professor Richard Sandell
Professor of Museum Studies
Since joining the University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies in 2007, The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-77395457034008199262018-05-30T17:57:00.004+01:002018-05-30T18:08:35.730+01:00#MSRW2018 Teaser!
Wonder what #MSRW2018 is all about? Here's your hint!
The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-15244857495126405552018-05-25T19:55:00.000+01:002018-05-25T20:14:28.501+01:00Museum Studies Research Week 2018 for Beginners
Every year the School of Museum Studies hosts Research Week for its PhD students. This five day event kicks off with a Welcome Tea on Monday morning, June 4th, and it concludes with a field trip all day on Friday, June 8th. However, this annual school PhD event, which brings together both campus-based and distance learning-students, features training sessions, student presentations about The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-70023987477465680652018-05-14T08:00:00.000+01:002018-05-14T08:00:08.272+01:00Museums (em)Power Call for Papers and Call for Still Images Now Open
The Museum Studies PhD Community at the University of Leicester is happy to announce that the Call for Papers and Call for Still Images are now open for submission! Museums (em)Power, a multidisciplinary conference on art and cultural institutions, seeks to explore the power relations in the contemporary museum context. The term ‘museums’ in the title encompasses not only museums but allThe Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-35898720764361194332018-04-30T08:00:00.000+01:002018-05-01T22:29:37.795+01:00Museums (em)Power: A Personal Monologue
What are your feelings when entering in a
museum? Are you the one who has the power, or is it the museum who is directly
influencing on your behaviour? Maybe you consider that the
power balance among you and the institution is equitable. What do you think?
Let me please ask you just one more thing - well maybe it is not the last one, but lets continue with our
conversation...why are you The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-8319384221461272082018-04-16T09:00:00.000+01:002018-04-16T09:00:08.616+01:00PubhD Leicester: Public Speaking and Research Outreach
When I started my
PhD, the thought of public speaking was terrifying. I had never done
presentations in the English language, and even less so on my academic
research. Fast forward almost four years later – and a PhD thesis behind me –
there is nothing I like more than public presentations on my research. The key
to achieving confidence in public speaking is...public speaking!
I gave my The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-91765520015683594412018-04-02T08:00:00.000+01:002018-04-02T08:00:14.878+01:00PhD Hack: Tips for Conference Presentations
Within the domain of academia, there lies a rarely spoken of, yet critical skill for researchers, whether student or professor: Conference Presentations. When I was approaching my first conference, I was particularly
nervous about the idea of giving a presentation - not just what to say, but
what to show on the PowerPoint slides. I put together some guidelines, which I
felt helped me give a The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-13214956500012281392018-03-19T18:29:00.000+00:002018-03-19T18:53:28.603+00:00Rethinking Disability in the Museum Sector
On the 9th of March, I had the opportunity to attend History of Place's Rethinking Disability Symposium, which was held at the Museum of Liverpool.
This was a chance for individuals from across the museum sector to get together
to talk about what needs to change in the treatment of disabled individuals and
disability, and how these changes can be brought about.
The History of Place
projectThe Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-29692006389171758032018-02-19T08:00:00.000+00:002018-02-20T14:15:25.146+00:00The Politics of a Bicycle
What can a bicycle
tell us about the nature of Imperial trade relations during the 19th and early
20th century? The temporary exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,
The Past is Now, is currently
displaying a Hercules Bicycle (1946) as an example of the historical revolution
in transportation due to the increased access to asphalt and rubber in Britain.
The black bicycle standsThe Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-24885471055083899492018-02-07T17:23:00.000+00:002018-02-09T12:30:37.178+00:00Museums and Voices from the Margins
I really love research seminars held for PhD students by the
School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester, and I take advantage of them whenever I
can. The diverse experiences of fellow students, researchers, and practitioners
of various disciplines and backgrounds come together for mutual learning. Both
informal and formative, these seminars feel more like a learning lab, where oneThe Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-83576414502496460722018-01-24T19:16:00.000+00:002018-01-24T19:16:07.304+00:00Five Years OnOn this day five years ago, I walked across the stage at DeMontfort Hall to receive my PhD in Museum Studies. By many metrics, I no longer count as an early-career researcher, or qualify for a post-doctoral degree, so I thought I would take this opportunity to sum up my experiences of the early career track with you who are just starting (or even considering starting) the PhD journey. I have Dr Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137076061031307574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-17366987520214596392018-01-16T17:57:00.003+00:002018-01-16T17:57:43.715+00:00Researchers to Offer Insights into Capturing Visitor-Centered Experiences in January 17th Panel
Capturing Visitor-Centered Experiences: Panelist Session
University
of Leicester, School of Museum Studies Collections Room
17th January
2018, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Speakers: Professor Suzanne MacLeod (Design), Dr. Nuala Morse
(Health & Wellbeing), Jocelyn Dodd (Learning impact - GLOs), and Jennifer
Bergevin (Impact of visiting museums - a longitudinal study)
Visitor-centered
The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-80704382537236567262017-12-06T09:05:00.002+00:002017-12-06T09:05:52.936+00:002018 PhD Conference: Theme Revealed!
Hi all,
As you may be aware, we're reviving the PhD conference at our School to be held on 13 - 14 September 2018 (to be confirmed). After a couple of meetings we've come up with the theme and questions. Our 2018 Conference title is 'Museums (em)Power' and we've proposed five key questions:
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The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-49073673945035898222017-11-26T21:34:00.000+00:002017-11-26T21:34:24.122+00:00School of Museum Studies to host Susan Ferentinos for the Research Seminar: "The United States Grapples with the Queer Past"
The University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies will host a special research seminar, "The United States Grapples with the Queer Past" by Susan Ferentinos, on November 29th, 2017 at 1:00pm. The seminar will take place in the Learning Studio of the Museum Studies Building at 19 University Road, Leicester LE1 7RF.
In the United States,
mainstream discussion of the history of The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-68632928629500261512014-11-24T11:21:00.000+00:002014-11-24T11:21:32.968+00:00School of Museum Studies Research Seminar Wednesday 22nd October 2014, Professor Simon Gunn The Strange Death of Industrial England
On
Wednesday 22nd October 2014 Professor Simon Gunn, Professor of Urban
History at the Centre for Urban History, a research centre within the University
of Leicester’s School of History, and author of books including: History
and cultural theory (2006) and The
public culture of the Victorian middle class: ritual and authority and the English
industrial city, 1840-1914 (2000), Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05118586044012098159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-52340921825747794752014-11-18T14:20:00.001+00:002014-11-18T14:20:24.604+00:00Museums Alive! conference
The PhD students at the University of Leicester School of Museum Studies recently partnered with the Migration Museum Project to present the sixth School of Museum Studies PhD student led conference Museums Alive! Exploring How Museums Behave Like Living Beings 3-5 November. This conference attracted delegates and presenters from 22 different countries. Over half of the delegates came from Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05118586044012098159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-86209892379226142922014-11-13T12:51:00.000+00:002014-11-13T12:51:14.669+00:00Dear Fellow PhD StudentsI think it's high time we wrote a letter to you, because I know at least a few of you follow this blog, and a few more have since graduated, but started following us when you were students.
If you've finished, congratulations! I hope your careers are going well for you.
If you haven't finished, I promise there is a light at the end of the tunnel, though you may not yet be close enough to the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0