This is the RSS feed for Museum Studies at the University of Kansas. 85 200 http://www.lawrence.com/news/2012/may/12/watkins-museum-exhibit-explores-fallout-day-after/ Not only did "The Day After" affect everyday Lawrence residents, its national and global influence spurred political efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear war, according to the museum and Kansas University Museum Studies graduate students who curated the exhibit. Museum Studies May 15, 2012 museumstudies@ku.edu Museum Studies http://www.lawrence.com/news/2012/may/12/watkins-museum-exhibit-explores-fallout-day-after/ 85 200 http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/apr/29/architect-dennis-domer-documents-way-we-live/?city_local Dennis Domer promises that Kansas never has to be boring again. Domer, the director of graduate studies for Kansas University's Department of American Studies and a former associate dean at the School of Architecture, has made that promise to a multitude of students over the years. The reason is because Domer is convinced every place has a story. Museum Studies May 2, 2012 museumstudies@ku.edu Museum Studies http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/apr/29/architect-dennis-domer-documents-way-we-live/?city_local 85 200 http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-03-07-2012-0001.shtml "The Waiting Room: Lost and Found", a mixed-media exhibit developed by artists including Bruce Scherting, who teaches MUSE 703, Introduction to Museum Exhibits, a core Museum Studies course, continues to make news. It was featured on the front page of the March 5 edition of the Lawrence Journal-World. The exhibit is on display through March 16 at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave., in Topeka from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 9 p.m. on Sundays. A closing event will feature a discussion with the project contributors from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16. Museum Studies March 7, 2012 museumstudies@ku.edu Museum Studies http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-03-07-2012-0001.shtml 90 995 http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-03-02-2012-0001.shtml KU's Department of Family Medicine's Natabhona Mabachi, Ph.D., and Crystal Lumpkins, Ph.D. are two of the authors that contributed articles for a companion book to the Waiting Room: Lost and Found exhibition currently on display. The exhibit was developed by artists including Bruce Scherting, who teaches MUSE 703, Introduction to Museum Exhibits, a core Museum Studies course. Founded in 2009 by an associate professor of art at Washbrun University, The Waiting Room Project began as a way to explore women's health issues through art. It since has grown to a national level and includes creative works by dozens or artists, writers and other creative partners. In the exhibition's companion book, Mabachi's chapter, "Desperately Seeking Healthcare: Women, Poverty and Health in America," focuses on the health disparities between women in different economic classes, and more specifically between women of different ethnic backgrounds living in poverty. Women are more likely to seek careers in teaching or in caretaking occupations that typically aren't considered high-earning fields. In addition, if a couple separates, the responsibility of child-rearing often falls on the woman and collecting child support is not always as easy as it should be. Therefore impoverished women are less likely than their male counterparts to be able to afford the basic necessities of life, and healthcare is often sacrificed in a decision between vaccinating children and feeding them. A woman's situation is liable to be even bleaker if she isn't white, and Mabachi explores these health disparities. For example, American Indian and Alaskan Natives suffer from particularly high rates of obesity and tobacco use, yet problems accessing basic healthcare are often more challenging than in other minority groups. The way to begin smoothing out health disparities across economic levels and ethnic backgrounds will not be easy, Mabachi writes, but the responsibility falls on everyone to make a change. From policymakers to community members, she says everyone must make a conscious effort to understand and acknowledge how poverty limits the options and, ultimately, the health of women in America. Lumpkins tackles a different though related issue in her article, "Marketing to the Soul, Health Advertising and African-American Women." She describes the disconnect between health care marketers and those in need. Successful advertising for drugs geared toward conditions prevalent in African American populations could make a world of difference, Lumpkins writes, yet campaigns for such drugs are more often designed for the most generalized version of the audience. Advertisers worry that campaigns focusing on a specific ethnic group will draw as much criticism for doing so as if they had included no racial cues at all. Though the challenge is complex, Lumpkins recommends obtaining feedback at a grassroots level — starting the conversation with individuals, as she has done with her own research — as the first step. She hopes that with increased sensitivity to cultural differences, progress can be made and helpful drugs can get to the people that will most benefit from them. For more information and pictures of the artwork, visit The Waiting Room Project website. The exhibition is also up through March 16, 2012, in the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery at the Topeka and Shawnee Public Library. Museum Studies March 2, 2012 museumstudies@ku.edu Museum Studies http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-03-02-2012-0001.shtml 85 995 http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-02-08-2012-0001 Jeff Moran, Museum Studies history track advisor and associate professor of history, will deliver "The Antievolution Controversies and American Culture", part of the Hall Center for the Humanities Lecture Series. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 in The Commons, Spooner Hall, and is free and open to the public. In 2002, Moran published “The Scopes Trial: A Brief History with Documents,” which was intended to be primarily an undergraduate textbook but won wider notice for its interpretation of the trial and its inquiry into previously unexamined aspects of the antievolution controversy. Museum Studies February 8, 2012 hshriner@ku.edu Holly Shriner ADD A COLOR NAME IF YOU ADD A CALLOUT- FEW ARE SUPPORTED. red, orange, pink, gray OPTIONAL 2 - COLOR OPTIONAL 3 - COLOR http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-02-08-2012-0001.shtml 115 1001 http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-12-05-2011-0001.shtml Museum Studies staffer Holly Shriner was recently recognized with an Appreciation Award from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. She was recognized 16 others at the second annual CLAS Appreciation Reception on Nov. 16, and received the award from Dean Danny Anderson. Holly was nominated by John Younger, who is the chairman of the search committee for a Museum Studies director/professor, as well as the chair of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies and a professor of classics. Younger said that Holly "has managed this complex process with ease and good humor. She is wonderful to work with and a wonderful asset for KU!" Holly works in Museum Studies and also in African and African-American Studies. Museum Studies December 5, 2011 hshriner@ku.edu Holly Shriner http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-12-05-2011-0001.shtml 85 1001 http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-11-22-2011-0001.shtml Nominations and applications are invited for the position of Director of Museum Studies, which will include a .50 administrative appointment and .50 teaching /research/service responsibilities. The Director and Professor of Museum Studies will exercise leadership of the Museum Studies Program, in museum studies research, teach graduate courses, supervise theses, and chair examination committees. She or he is expected to promote interaction among scholars in related fields and to provide service to the program, the University and the profession. There is an expectation of substantial and continuing sustained research and administrative productivity. Holly Shriner November 22, 2011 hshriner@ku.edu Holly Shriner SEEKING gray http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-11-22-2011-0001.shtml 78 999 http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-11-22-2011-0002.shtml Museum Studies is pleased to invite you to the newly established Museum Studies Director's Forum, held monthly throughout the academic year. The goal of the Director's Forum series is to increase the awareness in the museum studies community about many important academic activities that our stakeholders—students, faculty, museum professionals, alumni, and friends—undertake. Director's Forums will be held on the following Fridays at 3:30 p.m., with topic and locations to be announced soon. January 27; February 17; March 30; April 20 Holly Shriner November 22, 2011 hshriner@ku.edu Holly Shriner http://museumstudies.ku.edu/stories/individual-story.shtml?a=story-11-22-2011-0002.shtml