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🤔 Whose stories do museums tell?
What happens when we look at museums through Indigenous perspectives?

Join Dr. Laura Phillips (University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies) and Deji Duggar (Cherokee) for Rethinking Museums through Indigenous Perspectives, an engaging OLLI at OU Senior Seminar exploring how museums shape our understanding of history, culture, and place.
Together, we'll explore questions such as:
🏛️ Why do museums collect what they collect?
📖 Who gets to tell the stories behind museum objects?
🌎 How do Indigenous and Western worldviews approach history, knowledge, and stewardship differently?
🎨 What can we learn from Indigenous-led museums and cultural centers?
🤝 How can museums build meaningful relationships with Indigenous Nations and communities?
Combining museum studies scholarship with Cherokee perspectives, this seminar invites participants into thoughtful conversations about collecting, storytelling, cultural stewardship, and the changing role of museums in society today.
The seminar includes discussions, visual examples, and a field trip to the First Americans Museum, where participants will explore how Indigenous voices in Oklahoma are reshaping museum practice and interpretation.
No prior knowledge is required—just curiosity, openness, and a love of learning.

📅 Fall 2026 OLLI at OU Senior Seminar (July 15 - August 5 2026)
🔗 Learn more and register: https://calendar.ou.edu/pacs-olli/event/118896-rethinking-museums-through-indigenous-perspectives

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Congratulations to Dr. Abbas (OU SLIS) and Dr. Augosto's (Rutgers University) Research Team for their study on children’s digital media use being recognized as a Top-Viewed Wiley Article! Read more about this project via OU News:

OU Study on Children’s Digital Media Use Named Top-Viewed Wiley Article June Abbas, Ph.D is the co-lead author of a study on how parents make digital media decisions for their children. She and her collaborators have offered nuanced guidance to families and experts on how resources like the Internet and television can be managed effectively.