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Read MoreThe term race refers to the concept of dividing people into populations or groups on the basis of various sets of physical characteristics (which usually result from genetic ancestry).
Read Moreintersectionality is the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual (often used attributively).
Read MoreThe characteristic of being easily reached or used with a minimum of barriers.
Read MoreThe ability to locate relevant information through the use of catalogs, indexes, finding aids, or other tools.
Read MoreA design in paper, formed by a difference in amount of fiber, that is visible when viewed by transmitted light.
Read MoreArt which uses sound both as its medium (what it is made out of) and as its subject (what it is about).
Read MoreThe objective of creating a fair and equal society in which each individual matters, their rights are recognized and protected, and decisions are made in ways that are fair and honest.
Read MoreThree-dimensional art made by one of four basic processes: carving, modelling, casting, constructing.
Read MoreA variety of stencil printing, using a screen made from fabric (silk or synthetic) stretched tightly over a frame.
Read MoreTerm created by curator Nicholas Bourriaud in the 1990s to describe the tendency to make art based on, or inspired by, human relations and their social context.
Read MoreRacial justice is the systematic fair treatment of people of all races, resulting in equitable opportunities and outcomes for all.
Read MoreThe term public art refers to art that is in the public realm, regardless of whether it is situated on public or private property or whether it has been purchased with public or private money.
Read MoreArtworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous or scripted.
Read MoreNew media defines the mass influx of media, from the CD-Rom to the mobile phone and the world wide web.
Read MoreA collection of published materials, including books, magazines, sound and video recordings, and other formats.
Read MoreThe term “language justice” is a powerful way to describe individuals’ fundamental right to have their voices heard.
Read MoreInstallation artworks (also sometimes described as ‘environments’) often occupy an entire room or gallery space that the spectator has to walk through in order to engage fully with the work of art.
Read MoreIdentity politics is the term used to describe an anti-authoritarian political and cultural movement that gained prominence in the USA and Europe in the mid-1980s, asking questions about identity, repression, inequality and injustice and often focusing on the experience of marginalized groups.
Read MoreFinding aids are tools that help a user find information in a specific record group, collection, or series of archival materials.
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