Doesn't matter where you go Kathy....get a museum job of any kind where ever
one is available and you can afford to eat (maybe not eat red meat, but
vegetarianism is great for your health). Take it from someone who had no
support of any kind from friends and family and ended up getting a "real
job": you get dependant on the money, then you get depressed because you
aren't doing what you enjoy, and eventually you get pissed enough to go do
the museum thing, no matter the cost, anyway. Take the high road and get in
internship, temp job, guard position or whatever in any museum in any city
you can afford to live and work in. Keep up the contacts, gain more skills
and eventually, it does pay off. Further, just between you, me and the 3000
people on this list, my shrink put it best: "who the hell are these people
and what qualifications to they have to determine what job is 'real' or
not." She has it right. Next time someone tells you to get a real job,
tell them you are. One that benefits society, makes a positive contribution
to humanity and will allow you to live a simple, rewarding lifestyle
uncluttered by materialistic dogma.
Best of luck to you. And if all else fails, get a job at Starbucks (20
hours a week and you get med insurance and stock options :) ) and then go
volunteer until you can get another paid position.
Lori Allen,
Grad Student, UMSL
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Kathy Mancuso
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: summer jobs/research you wish you'd done . . .
reposting because I didn't get many replies to my earlier query . . .
As an undergraduate, do you think I would be better off getting a "real"
(the person giving me this advice typically means non-
museum/library/academic) job or doing some kind of research this summer? I
have had 2 research assistantships and 3 internships; never a real job
unless you count museum special events, life model, or math tutor.
I'm an anthropology major. Brief statement of purpose: Visual & museum
anthropology from a historical standpoint, paying attention to the nuances
of power relations, are my primary research interests. However, since
academia was not put on this earth to reproduce itself, I want to apply my
knowledge to studying the relationship between museums and the audience
they serve and how it can be strengthened, preferably by working as a
museum evaluator and/or educator.
I attend the University of South Carolina and will probably be in Columbia,
SC for the summer; right now I am in Washington DC at the Smithsonian and
there is a SMALL chance I can stay in the DC area if I can figure out
something that pays enough for me to pay rent this summer without eating a
huge amount into my savings.
Thanks for any advice,
Kathy
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