Author: eugene

What are “racially conscious institutional frameworks,” and what relationship do they have to racial theories?

  1. What are racial frameworks or theories? 
  2. How did racial theories emerge, and for what reason(s)? What are their strengths and limitations?
  3. What are “racially conscious institutional frameworks,” and what relationship do they have to racial theories? 
  4. How and why are racial frameworks relevant to higher education?
  5. In what ways are racial theories and institutional frameworks represented at DePauw University(my university), the courses that you take, the departments/programs you have encountered?
  6. What is the aim of Erevelles and Minear’s paper (i.e., what are they writing about and why)?
  7. What is intersectionality, and why does it play a key role in their argument? How do they apply intersectionality in their work? 
  8. What is a critical race feminist framework, and how does it relate to disability studies? 
  9. Why are Erevelles and Minear sharing narratives of individual cases? What is their point in doing so? What the main arguments from each of the stories they share that support the purpose/aim of their paper? 

Explain Ways of maximizing the benefits and minimizing the challenges of hosting Olympics.

The government is bidding to host the Olympics. You have been asked to analyse the various impacts of hosting such an event. Use this analysis to recommend ways of maximising the benefits and minimising the challenges of hosting the Olympics.

Do you believe that Colwell way can be considered as a new way to appreciate other cultures without undercutting them, also should museums consider this as a new ethical system?

“The ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums addresses diverse museum-related topics such as acquisition procedures, compliance with legislation, management of resources, security, returns and restitutions. The Code also advocates strong principles playing a key role in the fight against illicit traffic, for instance concerning due diligence and provenance.” – ICOM Code of Ethics

One of the main points that keep reoccurring to me in this course is “what belongs to a museum”. In my search of what makes museums ethical I came across a Ted talk by Chip Colwell who is an archeologist and a museum curator that uses the system of “collecting and returning” for his museums as a way to “fix” the dark past of museums.