Joanna Mathers-Thomas
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Education | |
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2015-present: |
University of Exeter PhD candidate in Maritime History, ESRC funded |
2010-2012: |
University of Leicester MA Museum Studies Dissertation: 'The David MacGregor collection: A case study on what a museum needs to consider when accepting the bequest of a personal collection and what issues may arise' |
2008-2009: |
University of Exeter MA Maritime History Dissertation: 'Seafaring women: The opportunities for women to go to sea in the late nineteenth century' |
2005-2008: |
University of Basel, Switzerland BA(Hons) History and Social Anthropology History dissertation on women who joined the Basel mission to work in Africa in the 19th century; Social Anthropology dissertation on the diary of Malinowski and the crisis of identity in the discipline of social anthropology |
Professional/research experience |
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December 2012 - present: |
ss Great Britain Trust, Bristol Maritime Curator Responsibility for collections care and management, preventive conservation, documentation and cataloguing, making collections accessible to the public, managing a team of collections volunteers, dealing with research enquiries, and carrying out research on the collections. |
March 2010 - December 2012: |
ss Great Britain Trust, Bristol Trainee Curator Training to become a fully qualified museum curator, funded by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. I became proficient in the practical and intellectual disciplines of curating, learned to apply the highest standards of collections management and care, and was involved in research on the maritime collections. |
CV: Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications |
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2016-present: |
Associateship of the Museums Association (AMA) The Associateship of the Museums Association is a level of membership of the Museums Association and a professional development award. At the heart of the scheme is the process of Continual Professional Development (CPD) and being awarded the AMA demonstrates that a person has an understanding of and commitment to museums, their purpose and their work, and has developed effective relationships within and beyond the workplace. The AMA recognises that a person can effect positive change in their workplace and is thinking critically around issues facing the sector. |
2014-present: |
Maritime Curators Group Secretary |
2010-present: |
Maritime Curators Group Member |
2010-present: |
Museums Association, UK Member |