CALL FOR PAPERS
MUSEUM PARTICIPATION: Engaging and Involving Audiences
Editors: Kayte McSweeney and Jennifer Kavanagh
We invite international submissions to be included in this forthcoming book
to be published by MuseumsEtc [www.museumsetc.com]. For convenience, the
full Call for Papers may be downloaded here: http://bit.ly/1Qpqv9B
In the last decade increasing numbers of museums and galleries worldwide
have developed collaborative ways of working with the public which could be
called “participatory” or “co-creative” – seeking to involve both current
and potential audiences which have diverse expertise, knowledge and
perspectives. Since Nina Simon published her toolkit in 2010, the museum
sector has continued to develop audience engagement methodologies, with
exciting and varied results. Now, both larger and national museums and
galleries are embracing this practice, previously dominated by more
community-focused institutions.
Museum Participation aims to capture the ways in which these large-scale
(i.e. larger or national) museums and galleries are embracing this
practice, highlighting successes and challenges, and reflecting on its
impact.
AIMS
* To encourage and facilitate participatory methods of working in larger
and national institutions by sharing examples of innovation, best practice,
useful models and valuable experience.
* To share the results of research, analysis and evaluation.
* To explore the distinctive challenges which large-scale institutions
face.
* To investigate the impact of participation on working practices.
* To reflect on the development of participatory practice in large-scale
institutions.
EDITORS
Kayte McSweeney is currently Senior Audience Advocate and Researcher at the
Science Museum, London and from mid-June will be the Object Journeys
Partnership Manager at the British Museum. She is also co-chair of the
Visitor Studies Group.
Jen Kavanagh is Senior Curator of Contemporary History at the Museum of
London. She was previously Audience Engagement Manager for the Information
Age gallery at the Science Museum and Community Curator at the London
Transport Museum.
SUBMISSIONS
We welcome international proposals for both (longer) chapters and (briefer)
case studies from museum and gallery professionals, academics and
researchers. Proposals from those with practical experience of assessing
and evaluating outcomes in this field are particularly welcome, as are
contributions which detail practical experience of innovative programmes,
or which present the results of the impact of new initiatives. Submissions
should address the work of institutions which face the issues of scale
associated with larger-scale or national museums and galleries.
Aspects of interest include – but are not limited to – innovations and
successes in one or more of the following:
* Case studies of participatory practice in areas such as: collecting or
collections research; exhibition development, design or implementation;
learning; public programmes; communications including online and social
media; publishing.
* Analysis and evaluation of the Impact of participation on the
institution, the visitors and/or the participants.
* How collaborative working is changing or challenging the role of cultural
institutions.
* Co-creation projects and the move from engagement to social justice.
* The legacy of participation and audience development.
SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
If you are interested in being considered as a contributor, please submit a
proposal and a short biography (in Microsoft Word format). Proposals should
be 300-500 words in length and biographies 100-200 words.
You can propose to submit either a chapter or a case study. Chapters will
be 4000-6000 words in length. Case studies will be 1000-2000 words. The
inclusion of images is encouraged. Please prepare your proposal with these
parameters in mind. The work should not have been published elsewhere and
all contributions must be submitted in English - translation services will
not be provided.
The deadline for proposals is Monday 6 July 2015. Please email your
proposal to both the editors [[log in to unmask] and
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Any queries in advance of submission should be sent to the editors.
Museum Participation will be published by MuseumsEtc in print and digital
editions. Contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the publication
and a discount on more.
KEY DATES
PROPOSALS DUE: MONDAY 13 JULY 2015
CONTRIBUTORS NOTIFIED: 27 JULY 2015
COMPLETED PAPERS DUE: 19 OCTOBER 2015
Graeme Farnell
Publisher, MuseumsEtc
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