Abstract
This article provides an overview of the creation and installation of the Document Academy (DOCAM) 2014 Instantiation, an experimental exhibition intended to develop a three dimensional representation of the DOCAM 2014 participants’ spoken presentations. During the installation process, it was evident that the Instantiation resembled a current trend in the museum profession known as “The Pop-Up Museum.” An evaluation of the Instantiation in the context of the Pop-Up Museum uncovered a similar core objective, the ability to create meaningful conversations centered around the participants’ documents on display. This objective was supported by participants’ responses to follow-up questions about their experience participating in and conversing about the Instantiation while attending the conference. It is believed that other academic conferences could benefit from a project similar to the Instantiation and the process outlined in this article can be used as a model for its creation.
Recommended Citation
Iannaggi, Corina M. and Latham, Kiersten F.
(2014)
"Instantiation: Academia's Pop-Up Museum,"
Proceedings from the Document Academy: Vol. 1
:
Iss.
1
, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35492/docam/1/1/2
Available at:
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/vol1/iss1/2
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.35492/docam/1/1/2