New blog--Critical Issues in Art Conservation

I am currently teaching an undergraduate class called "Critical
Issues in art conservation" to undergraduate students at the Johns
Hopkins University.  The course looks at issues in the history,
ethics and contemporary practice of conservation and tries to
grapple with how conservation changes art and artifacts, as well as
our interpretations of them.  As part of our course, the students
contribute to a blog:

    <URL:http://www.criticalissuesinartconservation.blogspot.com>

One student posts a new reflection on the reading for that week and
his/her colleagues respond by posting comments to the blogpost.  I
think that it would be tremendously interesting and exciting to this
group of dedicated and serious students if some of the authors of
the articles they are reading (and you can find a reading list as a
link at the blog) would comment on their blog entries and perhaps
suggest weblinks of interest.  Part of what I was hoping for in this
blog was that it would be an interactive forum for the students,
conservators and the general public.  I'd be most grateful if you
would look at the blog and the reading list, and if the authors we
are reading especially (but all are welcome to comment) would write
something in response to the blogposts.  There is also a little poll
that is posted on the blog to get a sense of who is looking at it.
If you would kindly take the poll, that would be helpful to
understand our audience as well.  New student posts appear every
Monday, so please do check back!

Also, any suggestions for me on other readings that might be
appropriate for undergraduates would be most welcome.

Sanchita Balachandran
Objects Conservation Studio, LLC


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