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Kara Tucina Olidge, Ph.D. (January 10, New Orleans, Louisiana) is a scholar, arts and educational administrator and the Executive Director of the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University.〔(Dr. Kara Tucina Olidge Appointed Executive Director ), April 2015.〕 The Amistad Research Center is the nation's oldest, largest and most comprehensive independent archive specializing in the history of African Americans and other ethnic minorities.〔(Amistad Research Center. )〕 Prior to this position, she was the Deputy Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a branch of the New York Public Library based in Harlem.〔The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, (Contact Information ).〕 The Schomburg is one of the world's leading research facilities dedicated to the history of the African diaspora.〔The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, (About ).〕 Prior to joining the Schomburg in 2012, Olidge was the Director of the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a nonprofit organization serving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in Newark, NJ. Olidge specializes in art and educational administration and leadership and has led educational institutions and community-based organizations.〔Kara Olidge, Ph.D., (Linkedin Resume ). 〕 Olidge's scholarly work has focused on critical cosmopolitanism,〔Kara Olidge, (Critical cosmopolitanism and the intellectual work of Alain Locke ), State University of New York at Buffalo, 2010.〕 identity and cultural activism within communities of color. She has taught at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Medaille College, and the Arts Council of New Orleans' Urban Arts Training Program. She has been invited to conferences and panels to discuss her expertise on art and cultural activism, homophobia,〔Olivia Ford, (Homophobia and HIV Risk: What's Family Got to Do With It? Part One ), TheBody.com, June 9, 2011.〕〔Olivia Ford, (Homophobia and HIV Risk: What's Family Got to Do With It? Part Two ), TheBody.com, June 14, 2011.〕 racialized identities〔Growing Up Policed Mini-Conference: Surveilling Racialized Sexualities (Speaker and Organizational Biographies ).〕 and curatorial work.〔Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana to Highlight Emerging Louisiana Artists (Focus Gallery: Louisiana Artists at the Crossroads ), Kara Olidge, curator.〕 She has curated art exhibits for emerging artists of color and given lectures on the intersection of arts and activism and arts-centered literacy.〔Frequencies, an intersection of literature, music, and media that encompasses the “workin’ it out” space that all artists experience, (Mixed Metaphor and Innervision Sound Productions present... ), Buffalo Rising, 2005.〕〔Hallwalls, (Artists ).〕〔Rutgers University, (New Jersey Youth Development Forum: Innovations in Youth Development ), April 29, 2011.〕 ==Academic Background== Born in New Orleans, Olidge completed her education studies with a regents diploma and was a recipient of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation "I Have a Dream" Scholarship.〔Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, (Scholarships ).〕 She graduated from Spelman College in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy with a minor in Art History. During her time at Spelman, she began her educational work as a library principal assistant in Atlanta, Georgia at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System where she assisted the community in enhancing literacy skills.〔Fulton County (Community Service ).〕 She received a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from the University of New Orleans in 2000 and was selected as a Marcus B. Christian Graduate Scholarship recipient.〔The University of New Orleans, Assistantships and Scholarships, (Marcus B. Christian Memorial Prize ).〕 Her thesis, "Stella Jones Gallery: Organizational Analysis and Suggested Marketing Plan" analyzed the organizational structure and cultures of Stella Jones Gallery as it relates to her internship as Managing Director, and she developed a marketing plan to support, expose, and expand the mission of the organization.〔Kara Olidge, (Stella Jones Gallery: Organizational Analysis and Suggested Marketing Plan ) University of New Orleans, 2000.〕 During her time in graduate school, she became involved in the arts community in New Orleans, including becoming the Director of Education for the Shakespeare Festival at Tulane University,〔Shakespeare Festival, (Tulane University ).〕 the Gallery Manager at the Stella Jones Gallery〔(Stella Jones Gallery ).〕 and the Visual Art Curator at The Amistad Research Center at Tulane.〔(Amistad Research Center ).〕 After moving to Buffalo, New York〔Denise Jewell, (MOVING OUT: Las Vegas, Phoenix are a magnet for Niagara County residents who leave the state ), Niagara Gazette, February 24, 2007.〕 in 2000, she continued her work in the arts and community activism. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy at The State University of New York at Buffalo in 2010, and received the Mark Diamond Research Grant〔State University of New York at Buffalo, (Mark Diamond Research Fund ).〕 for her doctoral work. Her dissertation, "Critical cosmopolitanism and the intellectual work of Alain Locke" explored how Alain Locke's educational experiences and sexuality influenced his deployment of critical cosmopolitanism in his work as a Negro educator and cultural activist. In contrast to arguments by Nathan Huggins and Henry Louis Gates Jr. that Locke was an elite integrationist, Olidge's research characterizes Locke as an educator and cultural activist whose lifework was to dismantle racial inequality.〔Kara Olidge, (Critical cosmopolitanism and the intellectual work of Alain Locke ), State University of New York at Buffalo, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kara Tucina Olidge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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