Author Archives: thedroolingbuddha

Final Panel Checklist

1. Prepare final 250 word text 2. Our point of view 3. Select+caption 4 pictures 4. Choose dates for timeline 5. Ask Annie if its appropriate to have grad students preview their digital project as part of panel in some way

Questions (both broad and specifically for Liz) – What long term goals does Liz have for this project? – What motivated her to involve so many different schools and types of people – Should a 9/11 museum be built on site? What will it achieve? – Can/should politics be separated from the construction of Museums? […]

Big Questions!

The Haitian Experience: How did the Haitians in Guantanamo become from refugees to prisoners? From refugees to prisoners: Why couldn’t Haitians seek asylum in a country which caused their dispossession?  Inmates by default: How did America’s superpower status shape Haiti’s history, politics and society?

 Memorial Mus…

  Memorial Museum… Posted on September 22, 2012   Memorial Museums forced me to reflect on how I respond to conflict in museum settings, and the conjecture the reasons for my response. In attempting to answer the overarching question of why people go to museums, and their purpose in society, Williams ends up unearthing a number of […]