New Course: Words on Display: Curating Library Exhibitions
We’re so excited to announce a new asynchronous course is coming to the Community School, "Words on Display: Curating Library Exhibitions" with Lourdes Santamaría-Wheeler is opening up for registration on November 15th at 1p ET. We're excited to welcome Lourdes back to the Community School, after leading the half-day seminar "Library Exhibitions: Beyond Book Covers" in June.
Now Lourdes is back to offer this online, asynchronous course, which means folks enrolled are required to login to our Learning Management System to view instructional material each week at any time they choose. In other words, you learn on your own schedule, within the weeks the course is offered. The course is running from February 1 through March 1, 2022. Lourdes will also offer optional office hours for folks who'd like to connect synchronously.
The course is open to the public and limited to 36 people, including two scholarship spots for We Here Members. Once registration opens, it will be available on our Community School page and in our Shop.
About the Course
This asynchronous course examines exhibitions in theory and practice focusing on the work of curators, including conceptualization, selection, interpretation, and politics of display. In particular, we will discuss the unique challenges of presenting a book-based (or word-based) exhibition within library spaces. Both physical and online exhibits will be discussed.
The course is four weeks with modules unlocked each week. Each week will include a short introduction, including audio/video and transcript. Scheduled “office hours” with the instructional designer are also included.
Schedule
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Conceptualization
Week 3: Interpretation
Week 4: Installation and Universal Design
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:
Articulate best practices for library and archival exhibitions.
Identify challenges and solutions to exhibiting library materials.
Understand interpretation strategies.
Draft an exhibit proposal using the concepts presented.