From the Margins to the Core?From the Margins to the Core?From the Margins to the Core?From the Margins to the Core? ---- An international conference exploring theAn international conference exploring theAn international conference exploring theAn international conference exploring theshifting roles and increasing significance of diversity and equality inshifting roles and increasing significance of diversity and equality inshifting roles and increasing significance of diversity and equality inshifting roles and increasing significance of diversity and equality incontemporary museum and heritage practice and policy.contemporary museum and heritage practice and policy.contemporary museum and heritage practice and policy.contemporary museum and heritage practice and policy. (Working title)
To be held at the Sackler Centre f To be held at the Sackler Centre f To be held at the Sackler Centre f To be held at the Sackler Centre for aor aor aor artrtrtrtssss eeeeducation, V&Aducation, V&Aducation, V&Aducation, V&A,,,, 24, 25, 26 March24, 25, 26 March24, 25, 26 March24, 25, 26 March 2010201020102010RRRRun jointly with Universityun jointly with Universityun jointly with Universityun jointly with University oooof Leicesterf Leicesterf Leicesterf Leicester’s’s’s’s Department of Museum StudiesDepartment of Museum StudiesDepartment of Museum StudiesDepartment of Museum StudiesThe key aim of the conference is to review equality and diversity policy and practiceover the last ten years in order to reaffirm the importance and centrality of this workand to inform future directions. We hope it will be an opportunity to showcase someof the energy and creativity of this work both in the UK and abroad but also to sharecomplexities, difficulties encountered and lessons learnt.It will bring together people who work as curators, educators, policy makers, managers,academics, researchers, artists, students and community heritage specialists as well as youth workers and teachers and others who work with the sector. The organisationsrepresented may have an international, national or regional remit; operate within alocal community or have a specific diversity agenda, thus encouraging dialoguebetween those working within different contexts. Alongside the conference will beother activities – films, performances, interactive and contemporary programmes andopportunities to network and socialise.We invite contributions which, in addressing the questions below, help variousstakeholders explore successful strategies for incorporating diversity in what they do.We welcome contributions which offer a serious critique of policy and practice; whichhelp us to take stock and thereby re-envisage the future but, at the same time, takeaccount of the different contexts in which we operate.
Themes and questionsThemes and questionsThemes and questionsThemes and questions
MarginsMarginsMarginsMargins to the coreto the coreto the coreto the coreHow far have organisations moved from addressing diversity through one off projects,often led by one or two key departments or designated staff, to incorporating suchissues into strategic planning and the core business of all staff and spheres of activity?Has the emphasis on reaching diverse audiences been at the expense of exploring howdiversity affects other areas – who we employ, what we research and collect, thenarratives we tell, how collections are classified and made accessible? How do thesedifferent spheres of activity interrelate and what are the barriers to developing a more
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