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This book draws from the author's nearly three-decade career of being "the only one in the room". Cecile Shellman builds a process for individualizing, identifying, and prioritizing DEAI challenges; acknowledges key universal challenges in goal-setting and goal achieving; and shares resources and tools for making and charting progress.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Only One in the Room
Chapter 2: Why DEAI? Why These Terms, and This Acronym?
Chapter 3: Places of Safety and Refuge
Chapter 4: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion, Justice, and Anti-Oppression
Chapter 5: Case Studies and Practical Exercises for Deeper Engagement
Chapter 6: Our Duty to the Field and Each Other
Appendix: Additional Readings and Resources
About the Author
About the author
Cecile Shellman’s thirty-plus-year-long museum career and deep love for people and learning position her to be an advocate for individuals and communities who have been marginalized and less represented by museums. Her career has taken her from the mountains of Park City to institutions in Boston and New York, and in Western Pennsylvania, where she currently resides. She continues to work tirelessly in the service of museum practitioners, boards of trustees, and museum service organizations to teach best practices in anti-oppression and inclusion in the arts.
Summary
This book draws from the author's nearly three-decade career of being "the only one in the room". Cecile Shellman builds a process for individualizing, identifying, and prioritizing DEAI challenges; acknowledges key universal challenges in goal-setting and goal achieving; and shares resources and tools for making and charting progress.
