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Teaching  Social Justice: About Museums, Culture,  and Justice to Explore  in Your Classroom
Nov
12
6:00 PM18:00

Teaching Social Justice: About Museums, Culture, and Justice to Explore in Your Classroom

Are you a teacher, student or educator who advocates for museums as a tool for learning? Therese Quinn discusses her new volume, About Museums, Culture, and Justice to Explore in Your Classroom (Teachers College Press/2020). Quinn will be in conversation with local museum educators, teachers and activists who are pushing the boundaries of learning, authority and pedagogy. A part of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum’s series: Museums and Social Justice.

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The History of Art & Feminism: Where the Future Came From
Oct
22
6:00 PM18:00

The History of Art & Feminism: Where the Future Came From

How has feminism shaped Chicago based arts institutions? Meg Duguid, editor of the new volume, Where the Future Came From (Soberscove Press/ June 2020) was joined by book contributors as they explore the collaborative, participatory and activist history of feminist artist-run projects in Chicago. A part of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum’s series: Museums and Social Justice.

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Curatorial Collaborations: Exhibitions for Social Justice
Sep
24
6:00 PM18:00

Curatorial Collaborations: Exhibitions for Social Justice

As we move into 2020, many more museums than ever before are evolving into sites of social justice. Author Elena Gonzales shares highlights from her new book Exhibitions for Social Justice, and will be in conversation with a range of representatives from local museums that work directly with diverse communities to address issues of social change.

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