Libraries and museums are important cultural institutions within which Humanities Ph.D.s build impactful careers. As major sites of public scholarship and education, libraries and museums provide an opportunity to leverage the deep knowledge, intellectual creativity, and research and communication skills gained from doctoral training. Humanities Engage partners with our University Library System and with local museums in designing and implementing mutually beneficial projects that enable doctoral students to flourish in immersive experiences and build their portfolios and professional networks. This workshop will help doctoral students across the arts and humanities think broadly about the critical role of museums and libraries in a flourishing Humanistic ecosystem and to envisage potential careers in library and museum settings.
Target audience: all PhD students
Panelists:
- Jessica Landau, Lecturer in Curatorial Studies, History of Art and Architecture and Assistant Curator, Carnegie Museum of Natural History; Ph.D. in Art History with a minor in American Indian and Indigenous Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Kornelia Tancheva, Hillman University Librarian and Director of the University Library System; Ph.D. in American Drama and Theater, Cornell University
- Alex Taylor, Assistant Professor and Academic Curator, History of Art and Architecture; D.Phil University of Oxford