Greetings, I'm Rhonda and am extremely excited to participate in this discussion regarding Silverman's new book The Social Work of Museums. I am a second year doctoral student in curriculum studies at IU Bloomington. While my main academic interests lie in social studies education I am incredibly fascinated by the ways in which museums can be utilized to improve students understanding of civic concepts and how they can assist in the development of differing forms of social or cultural capital.
The Social Work of Museums seems to be a great source of additional information on how museums can act as agents of civic change and their role in the community at large. Also, the author began her career near where I used to live in Philadelphia, and I believe she currently lives and works in Bloomington. The connections were just too many to ignore. Maybe we will see if Dr. Silverman wants to join in on the conversation.
Cheers!
Rhonda
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