Author: Bryan Cockrell

A Call for Transformation: Shifting the Narratives

By Bryan Cockrell | August 15, 2019

This is the final post in a four-part blog series about transforming the academic-industrial complex, particularly museums. After introducing the proposal, I described ending the myth of neutrality and then discussed turning away from partnerships that exploit people and the earth. The last part of my call is to: shift the narratives that are being …

A Call for Transformation: Dismantling Extractive Partnerships

By Bryan Cockrell | July 18, 2019

After introducing my call for transformation within museums and the wider academic-industrial complex, and presenting the first part of my call, ending the myth of neutrality, I am writing to explain the second component of my call for transformation: dismantle partnerships with agencies and corporations that exploit people and the earth. Caring about people and …

A Call for Transformation: Ending the Myth of Neutrality

By Bryan Cockrell | July 2, 2019

Following my introductory post, I now describe the first of three parts of my call for transformation in museums and the academic-industrial complex. The first part is to: (1) end (finally) the narrative that museums and academic institutions are neutral. Museums and academic institutions are not neutral. Instead, they are often rooted in inequality: the …