ON MODELING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: CASE STUDIES OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC MUSEUMS AND LATINO CONSTITUENCIES
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Authors
Diaz, Virginia
Issue Date
2005
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
The purpose of this master's project was to investigate culturally specific museums in the United States and their efforts in engaging diverse Latino participants through public programs. To this end, I examined of the development, and implementation of public programs through case studies of the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum (MFACM), and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). In particular, I sought to determine how the MFACM and the JANM expand their constituencies beyond the Mexican/Mexican American and Japanese American groups which established them. These community-based institutions adjust to changes in cultural politics, reflecting of complex articulations of ethnic identity. My intention is to nudge the museum professional toward a new epistemology, one beyond simplistic notions about multiculturalism, inclusion, and diversity.