suse anderson
@shineslike.bsky.social
An Australian-American museum geek in Baltimore. Program Head, Museum Studies @ GWU. Sincereposting about museums, ethics, tech and culture. She/her.
And so it was ordered…
Ghosts Behind Glass has been officially published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Ghosts Behind Glass
How museums display extinct species—and what these exhibits say about us. While it’s no longer possible to encounter a dodo in the wild, we can still come face-to-face with them in museums. The rema...
press.uchicago.edu
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
And so it was ordered…
"One in three museums said they had deferred or delayed infrastructure improvements or construction. One in four canceled or reduced specialized programs for students, rural audiences, individuals with disabilities, elderly people, or veterans. One in 10 laid off staff members."
The impacts of Trumpism go far beyond what AAM captured in this useful-but-quickie survey.
White supremacist ideologies are again the default across the sector; university museums have suffered budget cuts as schools have responded to Trump threats, punishments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/a...
White supremacist ideologies are again the default across the sector; university museums have suffered budget cuts as schools have responded to Trump threats, punishments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/a...
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"One in three museums said they had deferred or delayed infrastructure improvements or construction. One in four canceled or reduced specialized programs for students, rural audiences, individuals with disabilities, elderly people, or veterans. One in 10 laid off staff members."
“Blogs are one of the great literary inventions of our time. Coming somewhere between an essay and a diary entry, they are a form of personal journalism that is intimate and immediate... but they also have… a rough-edged informality that breaks down barriers. They are engaging.”
A post on keeping old blog posts alive, following the news that the British Library is having to come up with a solution for all of its past blogs, following the collapse of the Typepad platform lukemckernan.com/2025/11/11/k...
Keeping posts going
Pity the poor British Library, an institution which simultaneously does such great things, yet at the same time seems to have utterly lost its way. The cyberattack of 2023 has created damage not on…
lukemckernan.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
“Blogs are one of the great literary inventions of our time. Coming somewhere between an essay and a diary entry, they are a form of personal journalism that is intimate and immediate... but they also have… a rough-edged informality that breaks down barriers. They are engaging.”
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BALTIMORE! A friend of mine who is an art conservator just got grant funding for a project on how to preserve queer stories and objects if anyone is interested please pass this flyer along
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BALTIMORE! A friend of mine who is an art conservator just got grant funding for a project on how to preserve queer stories and objects if anyone is interested please pass this flyer along
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"This marks the first time that the Museum has resolved an ownership claim for works of art that were wrongfully taken under the conditions of slavery in the 19th-century U.S."
"This marks the first time that the Museum has resolved an ownership claim for works of art that were wrongfully taken under the conditions of slavery in the 19th-century U.S."
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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"This marks the first time that the Museum has resolved an ownership claim for works of art that were wrongfully taken under the conditions of slavery in the 19th-century U.S."
"This marks the first time that the Museum has resolved an ownership claim for works of art that were wrongfully taken under the conditions of slavery in the 19th-century U.S."
@5easypieces.bsky.social is writing again! This brings me such joy.
First blog post in a long time, as I start to unpack my time at Knight Foundation. Thinking about where arts+tech could go, and the (relative) futility of funding "innovation" in the arts. kovenjsmith.com/post/2025-10... #artstech #philanthropy #glam #musetech #arts
Innovation is not infrastructure
The survival of the arts depends on technology, but not in the way most funders think. The sector’s real challenge isn’t innovation; it’s infrastructure. You wouldn't know this to look at what work ge...
kovenjsmith.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@5easypieces.bsky.social is writing again! This brings me such joy.
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social You were fantastic today. Thank you for such a strong defense of libraries and museums and the deep social infrastructures of care they support.
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social You were fantastic today. Thank you for such a strong defense of libraries and museums and the deep social infrastructures of care they support.
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One amazing speaker after another! Let's talk abt libraries and public spaces, shall we?
We just heard from the magnificent @tressiemcphd.bsky.social here at the Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. When a talk begins with a quote from Prince 💜 ... you know it's gonna be lit! #publicspaces
We just heard from the magnificent @tressiemcphd.bsky.social here at the Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. When a talk begins with a quote from Prince 💜 ... you know it's gonna be lit! #publicspaces
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One amazing speaker after another! Let's talk abt libraries and public spaces, shall we?
We just heard from the magnificent @tressiemcphd.bsky.social here at the Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. When a talk begins with a quote from Prince 💜 ... you know it's gonna be lit! #publicspaces
We just heard from the magnificent @tressiemcphd.bsky.social here at the Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. When a talk begins with a quote from Prince 💜 ... you know it's gonna be lit! #publicspaces
I’m on the train down to the History and Museum teach-in. Very excited to listen, learn, share, and build community and connection. If you’re in DC, hopefully I’ll see you there!
For streaming and updates: linktr.ee/historyteachin
October 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m on the train down to the History and Museum teach-in. Very excited to listen, learn, share, and build community and connection. If you’re in DC, hopefully I’ll see you there!
“UC Berkeley… has had enormous power in shaping the social and physical environment of its surrounding community. Because this university sits at the nexus of public good, profit, and plunder, our project is history not only *for* the public but also *of* the public.”
Berkeley history graduate students reimagine their campus as a public history site. Topics include CA Indigenous history, relationship between CA and Asia/Pacific, campus policing, & campus protest. This is such an amazing project! @historians.org #AHAPerspectives
www.historians.org/perspectives...
www.historians.org/perspectives...
New Campus Cartographies – AHA
Infusing historical research into walking tours has helped Andrew Hardy and his fellow graduate students remake their campus into a public history site.
www.historians.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“UC Berkeley… has had enormous power in shaping the social and physical environment of its surrounding community. Because this university sits at the nexus of public good, profit, and plunder, our project is history not only *for* the public but also *of* the public.”
I’m excited to be joining the line-up for this Sunday’s teach in in defense of history and museums. There is much to learn and do, but we’ll do all of it better together.
Hopefully I’ll see you there.
linktr.ee/historyteachin
Hopefully I’ll see you there.
linktr.ee/historyteachin
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I’m excited to be joining the line-up for this Sunday’s teach in in defense of history and museums. There is much to learn and do, but we’ll do all of it better together.
Hopefully I’ll see you there.
linktr.ee/historyteachin
Hopefully I’ll see you there.
linktr.ee/historyteachin
Has there even been a more apt visual metaphor?!
The White House heard the complaints
Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”
And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday
New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”
And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday
New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach
More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Has there even been a more apt visual metaphor?!
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DC friends!! Join us on this Sunday on the National Mall for a teach-in in defense of history and museums, ft. an all-star line-up! We’ll be there from sun-up to sun-down. More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
DC friends!! Join us on this Sunday on the National Mall for a teach-in in defense of history and museums, ft. an all-star line-up! We’ll be there from sun-up to sun-down. More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin
“This administration can erase African American history from websites; order exhibits removed from Smithsonian museums and National Park Service sites; and even order a Confederate monument returned to Arlington National Cemetery…”
The Black artists featured in this exhibit have made a statement that no Executive Order from the president, attempting to “restore sanity and truth” to American history, can white wash. kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/confederat...
Confederates Dangle Helplessly in the Air in New Art Exhibit
We finally have a glimpse of some of the new sculptures and reinterpreted Confederate monuments that will go on display as part of a new exhibit at the Brick museum in Los Angeles in just a couple of ...
kevinmlevin.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“This administration can erase African American history from websites; order exhibits removed from Smithsonian museums and National Park Service sites; and even order a Confederate monument returned to Arlington National Cemetery…”
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Feeling very proud of my Wikipedian-in-Residence colleagues who tackled an armed suicidal man. Andrew Lih, Wikimedia Laureate 2022, prised a loaded gun from his hand. Richard and Andrew are bookish computer guys who work in libraries. That takes some guts.
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
By Andy Newman
At Civic Hall in Union Square, a man with a gun walked onto the stage at a Wikipedia conference.
Richard Knipel, CUNY's Wikimedian-in-Residence, jumped the gunman and, with others' help, saved the day. Gift link
By Andy Newman
At Civic Hall in Union Square, a man with a gun walked onto the stage at a Wikipedia conference.
Richard Knipel, CUNY's Wikimedian-in-Residence, jumped the gunman and, with others' help, saved the day. Gift link
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Feeling very proud of my Wikipedian-in-Residence colleagues who tackled an armed suicidal man. Andrew Lih, Wikimedia Laureate 2022, prised a loaded gun from his hand. Richard and Andrew are bookish computer guys who work in libraries. That takes some guts.
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Chris Van Hollen for Senate Minority Leader.
We need someone at the helm who understands the fight we're in and is willing to fight it. As far as I've seen, no one in the Senate Dem caucus is speaking with more clarity or conviction.
We need someone at the helm who understands the fight we're in and is willing to fight it. As far as I've seen, no one in the Senate Dem caucus is speaking with more clarity or conviction.
These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.
Looking forward to No Kings Day.
Looking forward to No Kings Day.
Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering
Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.
www.politico.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Chris Van Hollen for Senate Minority Leader.
We need someone at the helm who understands the fight we're in and is willing to fight it. As far as I've seen, no one in the Senate Dem caucus is speaking with more clarity or conviction.
We need someone at the helm who understands the fight we're in and is willing to fight it. As far as I've seen, no one in the Senate Dem caucus is speaking with more clarity or conviction.
This sounds like an amazing book, but “Due to new U.S. customs regulations, we are unable to accept orders from the United States."
We are kept further from new knowledge again.
We are kept further from new knowledge again.
How to challenge colonial legacies: Namibian and South African artists use archives to develop alternative memory practices.
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7760-7/
@snf-fns.ch
#MemoryCulture #Colonialism #Namibia #SouthAfrica
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7760-7/
@snf-fns.ch
#MemoryCulture #Colonialism #Namibia #SouthAfrica
October 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This sounds like an amazing book, but “Due to new U.S. customs regulations, we are unable to accept orders from the United States."
We are kept further from new knowledge again.
We are kept further from new knowledge again.
“But the data out of Montgomery County, Maryland makes one thing unmistakably clear: this crusade is not a mass movement. It’s the obsession of a vanishingly small minority…”
"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people."
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.
open.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“But the data out of Montgomery County, Maryland makes one thing unmistakably clear: this crusade is not a mass movement. It’s the obsession of a vanishingly small minority…”
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"Mapping the Black Digital and Public Humanities" invites Black Digital and Public Humanities project directors to submit their projects to an interactive map and searchable database of 650+ international #Black #DigitalHumanities and #PublicHumanities projects. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Mapping the Black Digital and Public Humanities - Call for Projects | H-Net
Mapping the Black Digital and Public Humanities formally invites Black Digital and Public Humanities project directors to submit their projects to our interactive map and searchable database of 650+ i...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Mapping the Black Digital and Public Humanities" invites Black Digital and Public Humanities project directors to submit their projects to an interactive map and searchable database of 650+ international #Black #DigitalHumanities and #PublicHumanities projects. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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100%
We built NPR. We built PBS.
It seems to me we should also build National Public Index.
A public search engine for a public web.
It seems to me we should also build National Public Index.
A public search engine for a public web.
September 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
100%
This sounds so good.
People of Connecticut and regions nearby. Come on out on September 16! Free and open to the public.
September 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This sounds so good.
This sounds so good.
People of Connecticut and regions nearby. Come on out on September 16! Free and open to the public.
September 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This sounds so good.
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I miss a world where we wrote and engaged with each other about DH in small bites. @dhnow.bsky.social helped create that community and I'm glad it's back.
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digitalscholar.org/dhnow-and-co...
Digital Scholar
The Corporation for Digital Scholarship is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of software and services for researchers and cultural heritage institutions.
digitalscholar.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I miss a world where we wrote and engaged with each other about DH in small bites. @dhnow.bsky.social helped create that community and I'm glad it's back.
digitalscholar.org/dhnow-and-co...
digitalscholar.org/dhnow-and-co...
Good.
NEWS: A federal court in Rhode Island has ruled that the Institute of Museum and Library Services must remain open pending resolution of the government's appeal in the case Rhode Island v. Trump. ALA is grateful that the courts agree: IMLS must remain open. #ForOurLibraries
September 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Good.
This is excellent.
A powerful essay from Joan Scott as universities become sites of fear.
A General Air of Anxiety - Boston Review
The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.
www.bostonreview.net
September 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is excellent.