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Greetings from Cavendish, Prince Edward Island
This Letter from the Field was shared with us by Sarah Gothie – MSP09. Prince Edward Island (PEI) is a tiny, crescent-shaped province located north of Nova Scotia and east of New Brunswick. The island is a patchwork of rolling fields festooned with clusters...
A Letter From Malibu
This Letter from the Field was shared with us by Emma Sachs – MSP10. The Getty Villa in Malibu, California, is the only museum in the United States exclusively dedicated to the cultures of the Ancient Mediterranean world, and it is here that I...
Using Objects of Intolerance to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice: The Case of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
David Pilgrim, Curator, The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia and Professor, Ferris State University The Jim Crow Museum (JCM) began as the personal project of then-Sociology Professor David Pilgrim, and grew out of his collection of more than 3,000 segregation-related artifacts. After using...
From Eyesore and Epiphany to Elegance and Elegy: Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals
Graham W. J. Beal, Director, The Detroit Institute of Arts In this presentation, Graham Beal addresses the multiple purposes behind the creation of Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts as well as its changes in meaning within a city...
