Last updated: April 13, 2022 CW: Historic, colonialist language is visible in the names of organizations and images used. As part of the Dawson City Museum Project, I am creating timelines of the Museum’s development in relation to government policy and community action (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s). Museum Operations Government Policy FirstContinue reading “Case Study: Dawson City Museum Timeline, 1980s”
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Reflection: A Week at the Dawson City Museum
As some of you may know (and I have documented on @museoception), I am in Dawson City working on the Dawson City Museum Project. Today is my last day, but I simply cannot read or scan any more documents. Seven full days in the archives was too many. So, I am taking time to writeContinue reading “Reflection: A Week at the Dawson City Museum”
Case Study: Intersections with Employment Programs
A previous post discussed employment policies as cultural policies. Within this post, I examine the Dawson City Museum’s experiences to demonstrate how employment policies intersect with other policies at all levels of government. Theses intersections can lead to better access to the program or other opportunities. They can also be barriers to access. In otherContinue reading “Case Study: Intersections with Employment Programs”
Museoception: A Historical and Relational Consideration of Community Museums and Cultural Policy
I gave a presentation as part of the Maskwacis Cultural College’s micro learning opportunities today. It provides a general overview of some of my research and reflects on the value of this kind of research. Here is the video:
Case Study: Employment Programs as Cultural Policy
The Canadian and provincial/territorial governments have employment programs. These programs provide funding to hire someone to work on a project or fill a need for a short amount of time, targeting youth, students, and/or regions with high unemployment. Federal examples include Canada Summer Jobs and Young Canada Works. I provide a larger list of employmentContinue reading “Case Study: Employment Programs as Cultural Policy”
Research: Newsletters
Newsletters are one of my favorite things to read when researching community museums and museum policy in what is now known as Canada. They are so much fun! Pre-internet newsletters are particularly helpful. Nowadays, a lot of organizations create email notifications with lots of links and short descriptions. As a researcher, I am not aContinue reading “Research: Newsletters”
Research: Interviews Part Three
Now that I am starting the interviews for the Dawson City Museum (DCM) Project, it is time to transcribe them. Transcribing is interesting because I notice themes and intersections between interviews when paying such close attention to what people are saying. Unfortunately, transcribing is also really tedious, involving more decision-making and time then I everContinue reading “Research: Interviews Part Three”
Research: Interviews Part Two
I did the first interview last week! Or, more accurately, I did a practice interview with my community partner. The first interview is the most difficult for me because I get nervous, asking: What if my questions are poorly written? What if the recording does not work? What if I come across as uninformed? WhatContinue reading “Research: Interviews Part Two”
Research: Interviews Part One
by Robin Nelson The Dawson City Museum Project will be integrated in my teaching for courses in museum management and cultural policy (AGAD 226 and 301). As students become involved in the analysis, I would like them to understand how data was collected. So, there will be a series of posts about research methods. WithinContinue reading “Research: Interviews Part One”
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