Dear Roberto and colleagues,
I regret that it is not possible for me to attend this very interesting symposium offered by our good friends at Columbia. Nor will I be able to attend ARLIS in Texas.
But I do want to put a shout out to support a broader discussion across ARLIS regarding "object-centered learning," and what that means for us a collection builders and access providers in the 21st century art, architecture, and design library. At Stanford we are investing considerable time in working with faculty, students, and... what to call it? Object based instruction? Object based study? Good old "primary sources"?
Now at this point I either embark on the long harangue or simply state, whether I am working with students and our run of Novyi Lef , or squeezing one of our Kim Jones toy plastic rats ("...squeek, squeek, squeek..."), I am hoping to imbue the moment with some notion of the "authenticity."
Workshop, session, "Ask ARLIS" (remember those), seems a natural for conference programming in the future.
Required reading:
Pierre Bourdieu. The Field of Cultural Production . 1993.
This is a huge issue for us.
Huge.
Regards all,
Peter
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Subject: [ARLIS-L] Object-Centered Learning symposium at Columbia University Libraries
OBJECT-CENTERED LEARNING:
Experiencing the Authentic in a Digital Age
Symposium sponsored by Art Properties, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University Libraries
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Butler Library, Room 523
Columbia University
535 W. 114th St., New York, NY
Please join us for an engaging discussion of how close interactions with art works and cultural artifacts enhance classroom teaching across the disciplines, where digital presentation is often the norm. If you are in town for College Art Association's annual conference in New York City, be sure to stay a few days longer and attend this free symposium, open to the public at Columbia University.
Speakers include:
Deborah Cullen , Director and Chief Curator
Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University
The Object in the Gallery: Teachable Moments in and along the Way
Roberto C. Ferrari , Curator of Art Properties
Avery Library, Columbia University
Buddhas, Bronzes, Ceramics, and a Cradleboard: Columbia’s Art Collections in the Classroom
Senta German , Andrew M. Mellon Foundation Teaching Curator
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford
Teaching and Learning at the First University Museum: The University Engagement Programme of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford
Michele D. Marincola , Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Conservation
Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center, New York University
Partnering with Conservators for Object-Based Study and Learning
Avinoam Shalem , Riggio Professor of the History of the Arts of Islam
Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
What Do Objects Want?
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Roberto C. Ferrari, Ph.D.
Curator of Art Properties
Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library
Columbia University
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