Museums Using Community Dialogue as a Building Block toward Cultural Competence

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ID12763111
AuthorsJ Schuch (0000-0002-1211-027X, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), Susan B Harden (0000-0002-6847-5075, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Heather Smith (0000-0002-0089-7407, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Year2020
Volume22
Issue1
Pages302-316
Publication date2020-04-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latinos and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1532-771X • E-ISSN: 1534-8431
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15348431.2020.1749632
OpenAlexW3016702385
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

In 2015–2016, the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, North Carolina, featured ¡Nuevolution! Latinx and the New South, an interactive exhibit that explored the bidirectional ways Latinx and the US South influence one another. To strengthen the exhibit’s impact, LMNS launched a dialogue program aimed at enhancing attendees’ cultural competence, as measured through relevant gains in knowledge, acceptance, appreciation, and skills. Sixty-six group dialogs took place with 863 individuals. Results demonstrate evidence of increased knowledge of Latinx in the US South, some appreciation of different cultures, yet fewer proficiencies further along the cultural competence spectrum. Data show a need for additional cultural competence skill building. We see great potential for museums and other cultural institutions to offer carefully constructed programming that pairs exhibits and community dialogue as a tool to build a foundation upon which deeper cultural awareness and competency can grow

Competence (human resources · Cultural competence · Cultural knowledge · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology

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