S01E01: Demographics

We discuss who we are as conservators: the demographics, the diversity (or lack thereof), and what a typical conservator is like. Who are we, why are we, and can we change it? 00:50 News in brief 01:26 Who are we? What does a typical conservator look like? 04:55 Stereotypes of conservators 10:05 Education and qualifications 14:14 Age range in conservators - and previous careers! 17:48 Disabilities amongst conservators 26:56 Ethnicity and class 36:20 Is there a white middle class way of conserving objects? 41:23 Summary 42:08 Men in conservation (and why we love them) 44:30 Review: Toggl app 47:06 Comments, questions, corrections Show Notes: - Propose a session for Museums Association’s 2017 Conference: http://www.museumsassociation.org/news/24012017-propose-a-session-for-manchester-2017 - Conservation Labour Market Intelligence Survey: http://icon.org.uk/system/files/documents/conservation_labour_market_intelligence_2012-13_0.pdf - Toggl timekeeping app: http://www.toggl.com For more on The C Word please follow us on Twitter @thecwordpodcast, email us on thecwordpodcast@gmail.com, or visit our website, http://thecword.show Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Kloe Rumsey, and Christina Rozeik. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2017.

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We talk about all sorts of things from the perspective of conservation professionals, from museum trends and new technology to the big issues like pay and staying safe at work. In some museums conservation can be a bit of a naughty word but we think it ought to be celebrated!