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*CALL FOR PAPERS *

*for the FALL 2019 Issue of Exhibition (formerly Exhibitionist)*
A journal of exhibition theory & practice
for museum professionals, published by NAME


*Submissions are due Tuesday, January 8, 2019*

*This corrected version of the email updated the subject line to read "fall
2019 issue."*

*BRIDGING DIVIDES*

*We live in divided times.* How might exhibitions help us connect with each
other? How might they bring diverse people together and bridge divides of
politics, race, class, culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
physical ability, gender and gender identity, and more? How might an
exhibition transform and diversify an institution’s culture or build new
bonds with communities?

For its Fall 2019 issue, the journal seeks papers that address exhibitions
as sites and opportunities for connection that, through their subject
matter, creation, design, and use, can bring diverse people together across
divides and foster inclusion.

Papers might address co-creation; models from outside the museum field for
fostering inclusivity; how to nurture—and physically design and create
for—divergent perspectives, productive dialogue, and exchange in
exhibitions; failures and lessons learned; or other topics. Or they might
ask questions like these (or others): how do exhibitions/exhibition-making
processes reflect societal trends and disparities? When can they serve as
civic connectors, and when are we asking too much of them and their
creators? In exploring exhibitions’ bridging potential, whose voices should
lead? And if exhibitions *can *bring us together, what would that new “we”
look like?

Articles might focus on a specific exhibition or provide an overview of
exhibitions and practices. The exhibitions/installations analyzed can be of
any size or budget and take place in any of a variety of spaces: museums of
all disciplines, historical sites, galleries, institutions that collect and
display living collections, outdoor public spaces, or other physical
environments. Proposals might come from designers, architects, developers,
interpretive planners, curators, writers, educators, or others who create
and contribute to exhibitions. *In all cases**, *articles must illuminate
larger issues; be descriptive* and *critical and analytical; and include
evaluations, even if informal, that evidence arguments for the strengths
and weaknesses of a project.

*There are two parts to a proposal (which must be submitted as a Word doc):
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1) a description of the proposed article, and
2) a brief bio for each author.

*Please read the following carefully:*

*The description *(250 words max) should include a proposed title and must
do the following (as must an article, if accepted):


   - tell how the proposed article would *relate to the issue’s theme;*
   - indicate the *approaches, strategies, or knowledge *that readers would
   take away from the article;
   - convey how the article would *raise questions or illuminate larger
   issues that are widely applicable *(especially if the proposal focuses
   on a single project);
   - take into account that articles will be expected to provide *critical,
   candid *discussions about issues and challenges; and
   - include a *proposed title.*


*The brief bio* should describe your background and your qualifications for
writing the article (please do not include resumes or CVs).


*Deadlines and Information*

Submissions are due *January 8, 2019*.

Our editorial advisory board will vet proposals in a blind review, and you
will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance in late January/early
February 2019. Articles of 2,000 words max will be due in early April 2019.

*PLEASE SEND ALL PROPOSALS FOR “BRIDGING DIVIDES” VIA EMAIL TO: *

Ellen Snyder-Grenier, Editor, *Exhibition* at: esnydergrenier at yahoo.com*.*
Submissions from colleagues and students around the world are welcomed
and encouraged.

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