I am using the Baseball Hall of Fame as a case study for my research on the representation of marginalized groups in sports museums, and so I will need to make observations at the Hall of Fame. Since my hometown is only about an hour from Cooperstown, New York (the location of the Baseball Hall of Fame) I will need to conduct my observations over intersession. When I go home for winter break I will be returning to my paid job, and also to the Gloversville Public Library [to complete my internship requirements]. Nevertheless, I will make time in my schedule to make as many trips to the Hall of Fame as needed to complete these observations. Additionally, I plan to continue researching my topic over winter break.
(Sample observations: How much of the exhibit space is used to interpret the history of marginalized groups in baseball? How is the history of African Americans in baseball being interpreted?)
For your paper do you plan to suggest best practices for the Baseball Hall of Fame specifically or sports museums as a whole? Both?
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good plan, have you made contact with the Baseball Hall of Fame yet? I have a contact there if you need one.
ReplyDeleteCarly - I wanted to share a comment from a student in my "Museums and the Digital Age, Fall 2015" class: "Access and inclusion -- maybe look into the history of African American baseball fans, especially since the first African American baseball players were playing while segregation was still in place."
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