ABSTRACT

Teen-centric programs have proliferated in art museums across the U.S. and much of Europe, and scores of these programs target young people—and youth of color, specifically—as a way to grow museum audiences and relevance to a diverse public. However, few studies examine how teen-centric programs impact the youth involved and how they make sense of their experiences. In this article, teen and adult co-authors show how they used youth participatory action research as a critical pedagogical and methodological framework to (1) co-create spaces for youth participation and (2) generate youth narratives and research analyses within the context of an art museum teen advisory program in the U.S. The findings and reflections on practice offer critical insights on youth agency and the possibilities and limitations of inclusivity discourses within neoliberal art museums.

摘要

以青少年为中心的项目在美国和欧洲大部分地区的艺术博物馆中激增，其中许多项目针对年轻人——特别是有色人种——作为增加博物馆观众和与多元化公众相关性的一种方式。然而，很少有研究探讨以青少年为中心的项目如何影响所涉青少年以及他们如何理解自己的经历。在这篇文章中，青少年和成人的合著者展示了他们如何将青年参与行动研究作为一个重要的教学法和方法论框架来（1）共同为青年参与创造空间，（2）在美国的艺术博物馆青少年咨询项目