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Undoing Adultism in Museum Spaces

By Emily Turner

Adultism is “the everyday, systematic, and institutionalized oppression that young people face at the hands of adults” (Kivel). Denial of political power. Lack of privacy. Physical and emotional abuse. Arbitrary punishments. Rules they did …

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