A new study says that, at 18 major U.S. museums, with 10,000 artworks analyzed, the numbers are overwhelmingly clear. “The study found that 85.4% of the works in the collections of all major US museums belong to white artists, and 87.4% are by men. African American artists have the lowest share with just 1.2% of the works; Asian artists total at 9%; and Hispanic and Latino artists constitute only 2.8% of the artists.” – Hyperallergic
Tag: 06.03.19
The London Olympics Poet Has Just Won A Major Free Speech Prize
Lemn Sissay says that the Pen Pinter prize, named in honor of playwright Harold Pinter, is welcome. “What I like about this award is that it is from a great writer and a great organisation. I accept it as a sign that I should continue. All I have is what I leave behind. All I am is what I do.” – BBC
How Much Of What You Post Online Will End Up In Research Papers?
Our YouTube videos, Tweets, and other posts are public, but that can be hard to wrap your head around – and even harder to understand the long-lasting data-mining possibilities inherent in public posts. It’s not illegal, but “just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s ethical. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily unethical, either, but it’s worth asking questions about how and why researchers use social media posts.” – Slate