Bridges and Boundaries:
Reframing Professional Education for Museums + Heritage?
ICTOP Call for
Papers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands-
Sept. 13-15, 2012
ICTOP, the
ICOM International Committee for the Training of Personnel invites papers for
the ICTOP annual conference to be held in Amsterdam
Sept. 13-15 2012. Our meeting this year will be hosted by the Reinwardt Academy
for Cultural Heritage, Amsterdam,
School of the Arts. This international meeting will focus on the theme of “Bridges
and Boundaries: Reframing Professional Education for Museums + Heritage?”
We invite proposals for paper presentations of 15 minutes, multi-paper panels,
virtual papers by video or other modes of communication, which analyse current
and emerging issues in the field of museum professional development.
Presentations should examine how professional development education is or is
not shifting from a variety of global perspectives and the implications for the
conceptualization of our museums/heritage sector and professional preparation.
As an interdisciplinary field, museology/museum studies crosses traditional
boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, especially as
new needs, emphases and professions emerge. This leaves the boundaries of our
profession, its study and delivery unclear at best. But then where and when do
we identify new fields for naming our offerings? In some parts of the world,
for example, museum studies/museology programs have been extended to include
heritage studies in their title or content. The broader term ‘heritage’ may
seem like a solution to our vague definitions of the ‘museum’ but does the term
─ and its field ‘heritage studies’ ─ bring more problems than it solves? Presenters may wish to address how prevalent (or not) this trend is across the globe or speak to specific cases as we reflect on the general implications for the field, programs of prof. education and curriculum/a developments.
A few questions to consider:
1 Is there a genuine shift in concepts and the
profession or a pragmatic move that responds to governmental policy and job
opportunities?
2 What are the challenges for museology
programmes, or other developers, in adopting wider definitions such as that of
heritage?
3 Are there other tendencies in our pedagogy
representing either the voices of traditional or new disciplines ─ such as
cultural studies, management, curatorial studies, gallery studies, informatics
─ or emerging topics or issues ─ such as development, sustainability,
inclusion, career planning and employability ─ that are compelling changes?
4 Where is the sector/profession in this discussion?
5 What guidelines or competencies might be needed
in this complex situation?
Submissions can be:
· Paper presentations (long and short form)
· Posters
· Panels
· Videos or Alternative media, multimedia
· Workshops etc.
Presentations
(Proposal deadline April 15, 2012)
The Conference Program Committee welcomes submission
of papers in both long and short forms.
LONG PAPERS are invited to break new ground,
present new insight, and a research contribution. With 20 minutes sessions
these works will be included in our peer-reviewed online publication.
SHORT PAPERS report new results and contribute to one
of the themes. Set for 10 minutes work
will be included in proceedings.
POSTERS present concise but focused results or
examples. Proposal 150 words.
WORKSHOPS are hands-on, interactive sessions that
provide an opportunity to learn new skills or hone existing ones. The Workshops
precede the Conference, may be either half or full-day Workshops, and thus
provide a more in-depth exploration of a skill or area of knowledge. Equipment
must be ordered in advance and paid for by presenters.
OTHER MEDIA- Participants are invited to
present their work in a video or other audio-visual format, and or alternative
media and multimedia. No longer than 8 minutes and have a brief text summary.
Reviewing
Process
All
submissions will be reviewed for inclusion in the ICTOP conference and for the
proceedings.
Proposals for papers, posters, panels,
etc. should include
· Title
· a 150 word abstract due April
15, 2012
· All papers and presentations
should attempt to present a critical reflection on their research,
observations, case.
· Workshops– indicate level,
length, targeted attendees and pre-requisites
Submission deadlines
April 15, 2012
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Conference Proceedings and
publications
Long papers, short papers, and poster
abstracts will be included in the conference proceedings, with panel
discussions, video and other media being document and preserved for the
post-conference website.
Program Committee
Chair. Professor Lynne Teather, Chair of ICTOP, Assoc.
Professor, Museum Studies, University of Toronto
Phaedra Livingstone, Secretary of ICTOP
and Assistant Professor, Museum Studies, Arts and
Administration Program (AAD), University of Oregon
Hester Dibbits, Professor, Reinwardt Academy )Amsterdam School of the Arts) and Director of the Masters in Museology
Paula
Assuncao dos Santos, ICTOP Board, and Lecturer Reinwardt Academy
Due date for submission of abstract
April 15, 2012
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Chair of ICTOP
ICTOP Bursary Program- Submit
application by May 1 2012
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Note also ICOM BURSARY PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Two submission dates, either by 20 March, 2012 or 20 May, 2012
ICOM to answer by 19 May, 2012 or 19 July, 2012, respectively
* Guidelines
* Application form
Lynne Teather,D. Phil.,
Assoc. Prof.,
Masters of Museum Studies,
I-School (Faculty of Information),
University of Toronto,
140 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G6
Phone 905-770-6910 or 416-978-6274
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Chair (2010-2013)
International Committee for the Training of Personnel (ICTOP)-International Council of Museums (ICOM)
www.ictop.org
Co-editor Museum History Journal
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