Equity

  • Arresting Patterns

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    By Elizabeth Merritt
    Last week we featured an essay by Sean Kelley on how the Eastern State Penitentiary has chosen to move away from neutrality and take a position on mass incarceration. Today curatorial and research assistant Brittany Webb shares how another …

  • Thinking About Inclusive Museums in the UK

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    By Elizabeth Merritt
    Hi, Nicole here! As part of my work as a Mellon/ACLS fellow with CFM, I’m focusing on a constellation of issues related to museums and labor, including pathways to museum employment; wage equity in the sector; workforce practices promoting …

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