Thread by @LWieck

So excited for this session just starting with @ArianaCurtis413 for #AASLH2020. See thread here!

@ArianaCurtis413 .@OEatonMartinez 's land acknowledgements are appreciated, and his button/background game is on point. #AASLH2020

@ArianaCurtis413 Loving @ArianaCurtis413 's blue blazer. gotta love a great royal blue!

@ArianaCurtis413 .@ArianaGrande - on importance of cluster hires as a recruitment strategy and a cohort to promote retention. This worked for her when hired at the smithsonian. #AASLH2020

@ArianaCurtis413 @ArianaGrande lolol to the tagging of the wrong Ariana. So sorry @ArianaCurtis413 !!!

@ArianaCurtis413 .@ArianaCurtis413 on staying true to yourself and show how she's doing work that's an extension of what the museum already does.
1) reinterpreting a collection (look you already have relevant items)
2) creating space for conversations & what this means for us
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@ArianaCurtis413 .@ArianaCurtis413
3) public-facing work - let the public know about the work we're doing (e.g. bilingual exhibits)
4) personal growth and networks can shift within larger institution

(maybe this isn't still part of the list but I'm running with it)

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@ArianaCurtis413 .@ArianaCurtis413 -- value of GREAT onboarding in defining position and role; on decentering whiteness and determining how Latinidad fits within an institution (for example). Understanding these relationships bet. Latinidad & African Americanness (culture, people etc) #aaslh2020

@ArianaCurtis413 .@ArianaCurtis413 -- people flatten her curatorial expertise as Afro-Latinx studies, but it's much more complex than that. Resist the flattening of Blackness -- the overlap between AfAm and Latinx is not just Afro-Latinx! #AASLH2020

@ArianaCurtis413 .@ArianaCurtis413: 5 collecting areas she's focused on thru AfAm lens: 1) Diaspora, 2) US Afro Latinx
...she's walking us through some key items and reflecting on the complexity of these categories and my tweeting is NOT doing this justice.

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@ArianaCurtis413 3) US Latinx (what is US Latinx thru an AfAm lens?) - e.g. Young Lords button from Chicago chapter. Must be sure we don't flatten Latinx identity either.

4) African American and Latinx (e.g. Salsa Soul Sisters banner; Black and Latinx side by side).

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@ArianaCurtis413 5) African Americanness & Latin America (overlaps with Diaspora, e.g. African American presence in Latin America; e.g. Cuban artist poster using Black Panther style/inspiration)

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@ArianaCurtis413 Such a treat to get to see some of these amazing, important objects with @ArianaCurtis413 's explanations of these items. <3

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@ArianaCurtis413 .@OEatonMartinez talking about an object he has, and @ArianaCurtis413 planting the seeds for him to donate it. 😂 #AASLH2020

@ArianaCurtis413 THE DIVERSITY OF A COLLECTION IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU SEE IN IT. - such an important point by @ArianaCurtis413, and shows the importance of not flattening identity #AASLH2020