Rebecca Taylor FRSA
@rebeccataylor.bsky.social
🏛️ educator, philosopher, strategist, museum nerd
👩🏼🏫 Art & Humanities, Teachers College, Columbia University
⌛️ MoMA/PS1, The Getty, MOCA
🏫 RSA | ICOM | AERA | AAHE | PES | INPE | JDS | IPPA | APA
#aesthetics #museums #philsky #edusky #academicsky #artsky
👩🏼🏫 Art & Humanities, Teachers College, Columbia University
⌛️ MoMA/PS1, The Getty, MOCA
🏫 RSA | ICOM | AERA | AAHE | PES | INPE | JDS | IPPA | APA
#aesthetics #museums #philsky #edusky #academicsky #artsky
Pinned
Attracting and Engaging Teens: Lessons from Research and Practice
Teens have long been a challenging demographic for art museums, yet limited data make it difficult to assess whether visitation is actually declining. In this study, I used a four-part methodology ...
www.tandfonline.com
📣 I’m pleased to share that my latest research article - 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 - has just been published in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📣 I’m pleased to share that my latest research article - 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 - has just been published in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Attracting and Engaging Teens: Lessons from Research and Practice
Teens have long been a challenging demographic for art museums, yet limited data make it difficult to assess whether visitation is actually declining. In this study, I used a four-part methodology ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 PM
📣 I’m pleased to share that my latest research article - 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 - has just been published in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📍Kicking off my first conference of the year: @apaphilosophy.bsky.social in Baltimore
{will live skeet as much as possible — but may only be session titles & speakers)
#philsky #easternapa
{will live skeet as much as possible — but may only be session titles & speakers)
#philsky #easternapa
January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
📍Kicking off my first conference of the year: @apaphilosophy.bsky.social in Baltimore
{will live skeet as much as possible — but may only be session titles & speakers)
#philsky #easternapa
{will live skeet as much as possible — but may only be session titles & speakers)
#philsky #easternapa
⚡️TFW you get your first paper/ journal acceptance of the year (JME) while en route 🚆 to your first conference (@apaphilosophy.bsky.social) of the year.
Let’s do this 2026 🏁
#academicsky #philsky #edusky
Let’s do this 2026 🏁
#academicsky #philsky #edusky
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
⚡️TFW you get your first paper/ journal acceptance of the year (JME) while en route 🚆 to your first conference (@apaphilosophy.bsky.social) of the year.
Let’s do this 2026 🏁
#academicsky #philsky #edusky
Let’s do this 2026 🏁
#academicsky #philsky #edusky
New year, new reading challenge: 126 in 2026 📚
Will post finished texts with cover image in this thread 🧵
Book 1: Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’: A New Translation and Commentary by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy // cc @shambhala-pubs.bsky.social
#booksky #bookchallenge #poetrysky
Will post finished texts with cover image in this thread 🧵
Book 1: Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’: A New Translation and Commentary by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy // cc @shambhala-pubs.bsky.social
#booksky #bookchallenge #poetrysky
January 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
New year, new reading challenge: 126 in 2026 📚
Will post finished texts with cover image in this thread 🧵
Book 1: Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’: A New Translation and Commentary by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy // cc @shambhala-pubs.bsky.social
#booksky #bookchallenge #poetrysky
Will post finished texts with cover image in this thread 🧵
Book 1: Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’: A New Translation and Commentary by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy // cc @shambhala-pubs.bsky.social
#booksky #bookchallenge #poetrysky
My year in books courtesy of @goodreads:
📚 155 books read (goal: 125)
📖 46,668 pages read
📓 Genres: philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
📆 Peak reading months: January, July, August (when the university is in recess)
#academicsky #booksky #philsky #edusky
📚 155 books read (goal: 125)
📖 46,668 pages read
📓 Genres: philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
📆 Peak reading months: January, July, August (when the university is in recess)
#academicsky #booksky #philsky #edusky
December 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My year in books courtesy of @goodreads:
📚 155 books read (goal: 125)
📖 46,668 pages read
📓 Genres: philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
📆 Peak reading months: January, July, August (when the university is in recess)
#academicsky #booksky #philsky #edusky
📚 155 books read (goal: 125)
📖 46,668 pages read
📓 Genres: philosophy, nonfiction, psychology
📆 Peak reading months: January, July, August (when the university is in recess)
#academicsky #booksky #philsky #edusky
✨ Publication Announcement ✨
“Re-presencing: A Pedagogical Framework for Ritualized Engagement with Art Grounded in Deweyan Experience” (2025)
🔗: muse.jhu.edu/pub/60/artic...
I’m happy to share that I’ve penned an article for the latest issue of Education & Culture.
#edusky #philsky #academicsky
“Re-presencing: A Pedagogical Framework for Ritualized Engagement with Art Grounded in Deweyan Experience” (2025)
🔗: muse.jhu.edu/pub/60/artic...
I’m happy to share that I’ve penned an article for the latest issue of Education & Culture.
#edusky #philsky #academicsky
December 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
✨ Publication Announcement ✨
“Re-presencing: A Pedagogical Framework for Ritualized Engagement with Art Grounded in Deweyan Experience” (2025)
🔗: muse.jhu.edu/pub/60/artic...
I’m happy to share that I’ve penned an article for the latest issue of Education & Culture.
#edusky #philsky #academicsky
“Re-presencing: A Pedagogical Framework for Ritualized Engagement with Art Grounded in Deweyan Experience” (2025)
🔗: muse.jhu.edu/pub/60/artic...
I’m happy to share that I’ve penned an article for the latest issue of Education & Culture.
#edusky #philsky #academicsky
📢 Announcement: "Dewey’s Salon" Launches in January 2026!
The AERA Dewey Studies SIG announces "Dewey’s Salon," a new monthly online gathering dedicated to recent Deweyan scholarship. Each session will feature a short presentation by the author, followed by Q&A.
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
The AERA Dewey Studies SIG announces "Dewey’s Salon," a new monthly online gathering dedicated to recent Deweyan scholarship. Each session will feature a short presentation by the author, followed by Q&A.
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
December 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
📢 Announcement: "Dewey’s Salon" Launches in January 2026!
The AERA Dewey Studies SIG announces "Dewey’s Salon," a new monthly online gathering dedicated to recent Deweyan scholarship. Each session will feature a short presentation by the author, followed by Q&A.
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
The AERA Dewey Studies SIG announces "Dewey’s Salon," a new monthly online gathering dedicated to recent Deweyan scholarship. Each session will feature a short presentation by the author, followed by Q&A.
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
Kicking of the “Crossroads of Research and Experience of Art (CREA)” workshop on Learning in and from Museums with some keynotes from the founders & organizers on their recent research findings
📍 IWM // @iwmtue.bsky.social
#artsky #psychsky #museumsky #edusky #academicsky
📍 IWM // @iwmtue.bsky.social
#artsky #psychsky #museumsky #edusky #academicsky
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Kicking of the “Crossroads of Research and Experience of Art (CREA)” workshop on Learning in and from Museums with some keynotes from the founders & organizers on their recent research findings
📍 IWM // @iwmtue.bsky.social
#artsky #psychsky #museumsky #edusky #academicsky
📍 IWM // @iwmtue.bsky.social
#artsky #psychsky #museumsky #edusky #academicsky
🎙️Philosophy Colloquium: The Political Hazards of Perception in the Theaetetus with Amber Carpenter (Einstein Forum Potsdam/ @ox.ac.uk) joining us virtually @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
Thank you for the wonderful paper & interesting philosophical discussion!
#philsky #academicsky
Thank you for the wonderful paper & interesting philosophical discussion!
#philsky #academicsky
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎙️Philosophy Colloquium: The Political Hazards of Perception in the Theaetetus with Amber Carpenter (Einstein Forum Potsdam/ @ox.ac.uk) joining us virtually @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
Thank you for the wonderful paper & interesting philosophical discussion!
#philsky #academicsky
Thank you for the wonderful paper & interesting philosophical discussion!
#philsky #academicsky
🎙️🕥 Looking forward to presenting my paper “Recovering Kairos in Education: Cultivating ‘Timeless Time’ Through Ritualized Aesthetic Experience’ at the International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE) Colloquium today!
#philsky #philosophy #artsky #aesthetics #PhilEd #edusky #academicsky
#philsky #philosophy #artsky #aesthetics #PhilEd #edusky #academicsky
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🎙️🕥 Looking forward to presenting my paper “Recovering Kairos in Education: Cultivating ‘Timeless Time’ Through Ritualized Aesthetic Experience’ at the International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE) Colloquium today!
#philsky #philosophy #artsky #aesthetics #PhilEd #edusky #academicsky
#philsky #philosophy #artsky #aesthetics #PhilEd #edusky #academicsky
Reposted by Rebecca Taylor FRSA
Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits. It works in the minutest crannies and it opens out the widest vistas. It 'bakes no bread,' as has been said, but it can inspire our souls with courage…
courage.no
October 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits. It works in the minutest crannies and it opens out the widest vistas. It 'bakes no bread,' as has been said, but it can inspire our souls with courage…
⏳The AAHE survey on the state of arts on college campuses closes this Friday! If you work in Higher Education arts administration, please share your insights with us (or send to a colleague!) 🗳️
tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #highered #artsky #edusky
tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #highered #artsky #edusky
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
⏳The AAHE survey on the state of arts on college campuses closes this Friday! If you work in Higher Education arts administration, please share your insights with us (or send to a colleague!) 🗳️
tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #highered #artsky #edusky
tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #highered #artsky #edusky
On Thursdays, we philosophize…
Colloquium 1 of 2: Daniel Hausman (University of Wisconsin-Madison) on “Health and Well-Being: Some Complications”
📍Philosophy Hall, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social #philsky #academicsky #edusky
Colloquium 1 of 2: Daniel Hausman (University of Wisconsin-Madison) on “Health and Well-Being: Some Complications”
📍Philosophy Hall, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social #philsky #academicsky #edusky
September 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
On Thursdays, we philosophize…
Colloquium 1 of 2: Daniel Hausman (University of Wisconsin-Madison) on “Health and Well-Being: Some Complications”
📍Philosophy Hall, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social #philsky #academicsky #edusky
Colloquium 1 of 2: Daniel Hausman (University of Wisconsin-Madison) on “Health and Well-Being: Some Complications”
📍Philosophy Hall, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social #philsky #academicsky #edusky
Confession: Philosophy is my coping mechanism, especially during crazy times like these.
🎧 @onbeing.bsky.social @philosophybites.bsky.social @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#philsky #academicsky
🎧 @onbeing.bsky.social @philosophybites.bsky.social @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#philsky #academicsky
September 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Confession: Philosophy is my coping mechanism, especially during crazy times like these.
🎧 @onbeing.bsky.social @philosophybites.bsky.social @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#philsky #academicsky
🎧 @onbeing.bsky.social @philosophybites.bsky.social @hannaharendtcenter.bsky.social @apaphilosophy.bsky.social
#philsky #academicsky
🏫 UNGA Healing Arts Week: Research Symposium at NYU
The annual research symposium is presented by NYU Steinhardt as part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week.
cc @lmtischfund.bsky.social @who.int @neuroartsblueprint.bsky.social
The annual research symposium is presented by NYU Steinhardt as part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week.
cc @lmtischfund.bsky.social @who.int @neuroartsblueprint.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🏫 UNGA Healing Arts Week: Research Symposium at NYU
The annual research symposium is presented by NYU Steinhardt as part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week.
cc @lmtischfund.bsky.social @who.int @neuroartsblueprint.bsky.social
The annual research symposium is presented by NYU Steinhardt as part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) Healing Arts Week.
cc @lmtischfund.bsky.social @who.int @neuroartsblueprint.bsky.social
Reposted by Rebecca Taylor FRSA
Arts Administrators in Higher Education (AAHE)—a network of arts leaders in Higher Education who champion & facilitate #arts engagement on their campuses—has launched a #survey on the State of Arts in #HigherEd.
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
August 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Arts Administrators in Higher Education (AAHE)—a network of arts leaders in Higher Education who champion & facilitate #arts engagement on their campuses—has launched a #survey on the State of Arts in #HigherEd.
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
John Dewey hits hard the morning after another horrific example of political violence 💔
“Democracy is the belief that even when needs and ends or consequences are different for each individual, the habit of amicable cooperation..
“Democracy is the belief that even when needs and ends or consequences are different for each individual, the habit of amicable cooperation..
September 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
John Dewey hits hard the morning after another horrific example of political violence 💔
“Democracy is the belief that even when needs and ends or consequences are different for each individual, the habit of amicable cooperation..
“Democracy is the belief that even when needs and ends or consequences are different for each individual, the habit of amicable cooperation..
Reposted by Rebecca Taylor FRSA
Studying #philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads #philsky #academiasky via The Conversation #edusky
theconversation.com/studying-phi...
theconversation.com/studying-phi...
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
theconversation.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Studying #philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads #philsky #academiasky via The Conversation #edusky
theconversation.com/studying-phi...
theconversation.com/studying-phi...
🏛️ Introducing 35 pre-service educators (@teacherscollege.bsky.social master’s students) to the @metmuseum.org today!
Lucky me 👩🏼🏫
Lucky me 👩🏼🏫
September 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🏛️ Introducing 35 pre-service educators (@teacherscollege.bsky.social master’s students) to the @metmuseum.org today!
Lucky me 👩🏼🏫
Lucky me 👩🏼🏫
I see you, Vincent — my TBR pile is endless too ♾️📚
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social
#tbr #bibliophile #booksky #vangogh #booknerd #toberead
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social
#tbr #bibliophile #booksky #vangogh #booknerd #toberead
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I see you, Vincent — my TBR pile is endless too ♾️📚
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social
#tbr #bibliophile #booksky #vangogh #booknerd #toberead
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social
#tbr #bibliophile #booksky #vangogh #booknerd #toberead
If you look at this van Gogh & your first thought is of Heidegger (“toilsome tread of the worker”) & your second is of Hemingway ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") are you a philosophy nerd, poetry nerd or art nerd? Asking for a friend…
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social #artsky #philsky #poetrysky
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social #artsky #philsky #poetrysky
August 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
If you look at this van Gogh & your first thought is of Heidegger (“toilsome tread of the worker”) & your second is of Hemingway ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") are you a philosophy nerd, poetry nerd or art nerd? Asking for a friend…
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social #artsky #philsky #poetrysky
📍 @royalacademyarts.bsky.social #artsky #philsky #poetrysky
Reposted by Rebecca Taylor FRSA
ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House review of Smithsonian Institution museums: bit.ly/3HEbfgs
August 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ACLS has released a statement regarding the White House review of Smithsonian Institution museums: bit.ly/3HEbfgs
Arts Administrators in Higher Education (AAHE)—a network of arts leaders in Higher Education who champion & facilitate #arts engagement on their campuses—has launched a #survey on the State of Arts in #HigherEd.
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
August 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Arts Administrators in Higher Education (AAHE)—a network of arts leaders in Higher Education who champion & facilitate #arts engagement on their campuses—has launched a #survey on the State of Arts in #HigherEd.
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
🗳️Pls share your insights: tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #academicsky #edusky
Requisite pilgrimage to the Prison of Socrates in Athens 🇬🇷
Fitting that I was listening to @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social at the time — always philosophising, even on holiday. #philsky #athens #socrates
Fitting that I was listening to @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social at the time — always philosophising, even on holiday. #philsky #athens #socrates
June 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Requisite pilgrimage to the Prison of Socrates in Athens 🇬🇷
Fitting that I was listening to @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social at the time — always philosophising, even on holiday. #philsky #athens #socrates
Fitting that I was listening to @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social at the time — always philosophising, even on holiday. #philsky #athens #socrates
Thanks to @pesgb.bsky.social for a great talk today on ‘Iris Murdoch’s Philosophy of Education’ by Camille Braune (Panthéon-Sorbonne University). Appreciated the opportunity to be able to join remotely. #philsky #academicsky
June 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thanks to @pesgb.bsky.social for a great talk today on ‘Iris Murdoch’s Philosophy of Education’ by Camille Braune (Panthéon-Sorbonne University). Appreciated the opportunity to be able to join remotely. #philsky #academicsky