Monica Patterson
Associate Professor, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University
| Degrees: | BA (Swarthmore College), PhD (University of Michigan) |
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Monica Eileen Patterson is the Assistant Director of Curatorial Studies in the Institute for Comparative Studies of Literature, Art, and Culture and an Associate Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She holds a PhD in Anthropology and History and a certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). A scholar, curator, and activist, she is interested in the knowledge and perspectives of children and the ways in which they are represented and engaged in contemporary public spheres. Patterson is author of several articles and co-editor of two books: Curating Difficult Knowledge: Violent Pasts in Public Places (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and Anthrohistory: Unsettling Knowledge and Questioning Discipline (University of Michigan Press, 2011). Currently, she is editing a volume on Children’s Museology as part of her work to identify and develop approaches to producing exhibit content not just for or about children, but by and with children across the globe.