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Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Robin Boast
"Hi Robin - I've just sent you a friend request - we discussed some issues about museum presences on-line in relation to source communities in a forum set up by Laura Peers last year. I have a longer message I'd like to send -- but can also…"
Hannah Turner left a comment for Cara Krmpotich
"Hey,
Sorry for the late thank you but thank you so much! Honestly, those were great information sources. Back to research!
Hannah"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Hannah Turner
"Check here: http://museum30.ning.com/forum/topics/projects-linking-sourc
(is there supposed to be an "e" on the end of "sourc"... probably....)"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Hannah Turner
"Hi Hannah - I suspect given all your work with the RRN you are far more up to date on this material than me!
GRASAC comes to mind of course. Gwyneira Isaac has a book out called 'mediating knowledges' that addresses access and technology -…"
Hannah Turner left a comment for Cara Krmpotich
"Hey Cara,
I'm writing my major research paper this year on digital access to aboriginal/ indigenous collections in Canada and how museums are dealing with traditional knowledge etc. I think I have the basic readings and texts down pat, but is…"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Hannah Turner
"Hello Hannah! We won't be in Toronto until next summer. I've got some work to finish up here with the Haida project first.
Our baby finally arrived - two weeks late, and with some encouragement - but I am really enjoying him - he is a real…"
Hannah Turner left a comment for Cara Krmpotich
"Hey Cara!
That's totally understandable...I can't wait to hear from Astrid how the Haida visit was as well. Congrats again on the new family member...soon hopefully! I am back in Toronto, just finishing up this year. SSHRC deadlines and…"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Hannah Turner
"Hi Hannah! Sorry the delay in responding -- We had 21 Haidas at Pitt Rivers and then I went on maternity leave. (At which point, Astrid nobly joined them at the British Museum!) Still waiting for the little one to arrive -- he or she is being…"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp
"Very nice to meet you yesterday! Re: the article I was telling you about, I was able to access it online from the journal's home page: Srinivasan, R., R. Boast, K. M. Becvar and J. Furner (2009) Blobgects: Digital Museum Catalogs and Diverse…"
Cara Krmpotich replied to Laura Peers's discussion Projects linking source communities and museums across distance?
"Building on Robin's point (and as I'm working with Laura on this project), information sovereignty also needs to include control over how we know--or come to know--objects. We're very cognizant that most museum efforts at dialogue…"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp
"Yes Tuesday is just fine. I don't have anything scheduled for that day. What if we met around noon - we could have a chat and then some lunch if you'd like? We can keep things flexible -- I'm happy to work around other people's…"
Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp left a comment for Cara Krmpotich
"Ah thanks for that, it looks pretty relevant. I will look it up.
I have just emailed a few people at the PRM to see if they can do tuesday, if not I think I might come up anyway to collect a new bank card sent to my parents. Would that be an ok…"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Robin Boast
"Thought you might like to visit our Flickr site for the Haida project, given your findings on images! http://www.flickr.com/photos/haida_prm
In response to your paper, I'm actually going to think about narrative comments to add to these photos…"
Cara Krmpotich left a comment for Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp
"Sorry - should have mentioned that Laura is away Monday Tuesday and Wednesday next week, as luck would have it! If you are able to come for a few days perhaps mid-week would be good - otherwise, I am more than happy to discuss all aspects of the…"
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- I'm a museum anthropologist and assistant professor of museum studies who works with the Haida and is based at the iSchool, University of Toronto.
I teach courses on collections management, curatorial practice and museums and indigenous communities.
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- At 2:17am on April 29, 2009,
Robin Boast said… - Dear Cara,
I feel a bit guilty that I haven't yet posted anything on the RDO project, but I will.
This is a problem. It is not that community members are not interested, but there are two problems (at least). First, I have been told by many community members that they already have numberous demands on their time, and are often overburdened with requests for collaboration, and they must balance these demands. In this process, we must be honest, museums on the other side of the world may not rank very high. Second, I think that we, as musem professionals, underestimate just how much ill feeling and suspicion remains within Source Communities towards museums. Frankly, I understand these feelings. We have a long way to go before we can say that we are offering a symmetric relationship with source communities.
Anyway, you might find some papers that we just published interesting. Also, I will have a word with Laura when she is here next week about some more discussions, which I would welcome with the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Srinivasan, Ramesh, Jim Enote, Katherine M. Becvar, and Robin Boast (2009) Critical and Reflective Uses of New Media Technologies in Tribal Museums. Museum Management and Curatorship, 24(2): 169_189.
Srinivasan, R., R. Boast, K. M. Becvar and J. Furner (2009) Blobgects: Digital Museum Catalogs and Diverse User Communities. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), 60(4): 666-678.
- At 7:56pm on April 30, 2009,
Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp said… - Helloo there,
Read your comment on the doctoral studies page. Your project sounds darn interesting. I am hoping to do some ethnography on reception of digital access/repatriation in SIerra Leone, plus maybe the relationships between the various bodies involved. I would love to get some new repatriation reading off you. But maybe we can discuss when when I some to Oxford?
Are you free any time next week? Ill get in touch with Laura
Johanna x
- At 8:11pm on April 30, 2009, Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp said…
- Ah thanks for that, it looks pretty relevant. I will look it up.
I have just emailed a few people at the PRM to see if they can do tuesday, if not I think I might come up anyway to collect a new bank card sent to my parents. Would that be an ok day?
Let me know a good time, and location.
Johanna x
- At 4:24am on September 28, 2009,
Hannah Turner said… - Hey Cara!
That's totally understandable...I can't wait to hear from Astrid how the Haida visit was as well. Congrats again on the new family member...soon hopefully! I am back in Toronto, just finishing up this year. SSHRC deadlines and papers galore...I bet you don't miss being a student! Are you in Toronto too? Or do you not come here until next year?
- At 1:57am on November 11, 2009, Hannah Turner said…
- Hey Cara,
I'm writing my major research paper this year on digital access to aboriginal/ indigenous collections in Canada and how museums are dealing with traditional knowledge etc. I think I have the basic readings and texts down pat, but is there anything I could be missing? Do you have any secret amazing readings I should be reading? Or projects I should know about?
Thought I would pick your brain.
Congrats on the little one by the way!
Hannah
- At 8:44am on November 16, 2009, Hannah Turner said…
- Hey,
Sorry for the late thank you but thank you so much! Honestly, those were great information sources. Back to research!
Hannah
- At 2:24am on September 11, 2010,
Christine Castle said… - Glad to be your friend here too, Cara. What a wonderful profile pic! With a sweet guy like that at home how do you ever come to school? ;-)
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