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DESCRIPTION:Are you feeling tension about the rapid pace of change threaten
 ing the rich traditions that define your community? Are you eager to do wor
 k that ensures all voices are heard in decision-making\, that honors the mu
 ltiple histories that make up America\, and that guarantees the right of al
 l cultures to thrive? You're not alone. In today's world\, cultural heritag
 e is under constant threat. But there's hope! Goucher College's Master of A
 rts in Cultural Sustainability equips you with the knowledge and skills to 
 champion the values and practices that make communities distinct. Join this
  conversation with MACS director Amy Skillman to learn about how the progra
 m works\, why it matters\, and what graduates are doing to empower communit
 ies to shape their own futures\, celebrate diversity and foster intercultur
 al understanding\, and find creative solutions to environmental and social 
 challenges.\n\nAmy Skillman is a folklorist whose work occurs at the inters
 ection of culture and tension\, where paying attention to culture can serve
  to mediate social change and foster cultural equity. When she isn’t direct
 ing our MA in Cultural Sustainability\, she is working with artists and com
 munity-based organizations to design and implement programs that honor and 
 conserve their cultural traditions and builds their capacity to sustain the
 se initiatives. For over 20 years\, her work has integrated personal experi
 ence narratives of immigrant and refugee women into leadership empowerment 
 initiatives. Working in collaboration with the PA Immigrant and Refugee Wom
 en’s Network\, she has co-produced an exhibition called Our Voices\, a thea
 ter piece about Coming to American in the 21st Century\, and a reader’s the
 ater called Magnificent Healing\, which explores various cultural collision
 s with our healthcare system. Other work includes a Grammy-nominated record
 ing of Old Time fiddlers in Missouri\, a yearlong arts residency with alter
 native education high school students rooted in the ethnography of their li
 ves\, and a traveling exhibition called Making It Better\, about role of fo
 lk arts as a catalyst for activism in communities throughout Pennsylvania. 
 She is currently President of the American Folklore Society.
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SUMMARY:Why Cultural Sustainability?
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