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Achi, Andrea Myers. "Curating through the lens of critical race studies." Throughlines. Throughlines.org/suite-content/curating-through-the-lens-of-critical-race-studies. [Date accessed].
Curating through the lens of critical race studies challenges the neutrality of museums by interrogating whose stories are told, who tells them, and who has been excluded. Achi approaches curation as an act of pedagogy. Careful curation uses exhibitions to confront power structures, reshape public understandings of history, and highlight racial and cultural complexity. By centering marginalized narratives within art history, museums can become stronger, more inclusive spaces.
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