The International Affinity Group of AAAE presents:

Social Justice in Arts Administration Education Seminar 

International Social Justice aspires to create a world where everyone regardless of background has equal access to opportunities and resources including education. This involves dismantling systemic barriers that prevent diverse populations from pursuing and benefiting from higher learning. The Association of Arts Administration Educators is proud to present this day of on-line panels and a roundtable focused on the importance of equitable access to quality education universally and fostering critical thinking and global citizenship.

Confirmed speakers include Susan Badger Booth (United States), Dr. Cheryl Slay Carr (United States), Mark Clauge (United States), Dr. Jimin Cha (South Korea), Dr. Tyler Friedman (United States), Ms. Johanna Mavhungu (South Africa), Dr. Akhona Ndzuta (South Africa), Jeremy Peters (United States), and Dr. Milena Dragićević Šešić (Serbia). The session will be moderated by Dr. Tiffany Bourgeois (United States)

Save the date! 

April 24th, 2024, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET

FREE for AAAE members

$10 for non-members

Speaker Biographies:

Susan Badger Booth

Susan Badger Booth has been a professor of Arts Management & Administration for over twenty-five years. Susan is currently Professor and Program Director of Arts Management & Administration at Eastern Michigan University. She holds degrees from both Boston University and Columbia University. Booth is a dynamic bridge builder passionate about connecting diverse groups of individuals and maintaining a connection to local communities, cultural organizations, artists, entrepreneurs, and her students. Professor Booth’s scholarship includes both applied research for cultural organizations as well as more traditional research in books and journals such as Artivate, the Journal of Arts Management Law and Society, chapter author in Building Community not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the United States, and a contributor to an upcoming book on democracy and the arts. In the winter of 2020 Professor Booth was a Fulbright Scholar at Hongik University in Seoul South Korea. Professor Booth holds a BFA in theatrical scene design from Boston University and an MFA in Theatre Management and Production from Columbia University.

Mark Clague

Mark Clague is the Interim Executive Director, of the University of Michigan Arts Initiative; Professor of Music; Director of U-M Gershwin Initiative; and Co-Editor-in-Chief MUSA. Clauge is a musicologist who strives to understand the social impact of the arts in the US and to share this understanding with students, scholars, and the public. His scholarly interests center on questions of how music forges and shapes community relationships, amplifying the art of sound as a social force that is simultaneously personal and communal, both a powerful emotional expression and an everyday tool for living. His recent research projects include the 2022 book O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner” (W.W. Norton)

Professor has led dozens of speaking engagements at the U.S. National Archives and the Fort McHenry National Landmark as well as media appearances for ABC, BBC, CNN, C-Span, NPR, PBS, and WFMT, among others. His edition of George Gershwin’s symphonic tone poem An American in Paris led to a recording by the Cincinnati Symphony under the direction of Louis Langrée that was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award. Professor Clague holds dual bachelor’s degrees in music and history from the University of Michigan and an MA and PhD in musicology from the University of Chicago.

Dr. Cheryl Slay Carr

Author, Attorney, and Vocalist Cheryl Slay Carr is Professor of Music Business at Belmont University. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, received a Master of Public Administration from Clark-Atlanta University, earned her Juris Doctor degree from The University of Maryland, and received her Doctor of Education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Carr began her career with Belmont University in 2008. As a professor, she has taught and designed courses including Copyright Law, Music Industry Contract Law, Building Your Authentic Career in the Music & Entertainment Industry, Legal Issues in the Entertainment Industry, and Law and Justice in the Movie and Music Industries. She is author of the book Music Business Careers: Career Duality in the Creative Industries, co-author of the book Music Copyright Law, and a contributing author to ABA-BNA published book Trademark Infringement Remedies. She speaks and writes extensively on entertainment industry topics with a focus on the intersection of law and art, entertainment industry careers and leadership, and diversity in the entertainment industry. Her doctoral research combined her interdisciplinary bases of knowledge, focusing on the intersection of DEI policymaking in higher education and film-Inspired leadership. In 2016 she was appointed Associate Dean of the Curb College, where she supported the mission of the college through oversight of its operations. Prior to joining Belmont, she worked as an intellectual property/entertainment law attorney and maintains a base of experience in representing filmmakers, novelists, record companies, musicians, technology companies and visual artists. Dr. Carr’s entertainment industry background is augmented by 17 years of experience in public policy through managing and advising federal public sector programs. She commenced federal service through the Presidential Management Fellowship program at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the chairmanship of Justice Clarence Thomas. During her years as a Fellow, she also served at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She has served as an Attorney-Advisor for the Departmental Appeals Board of Health & Human Services, and as Division Director of administrative appeals at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She completed the Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers in International and Comparative Intellectual Property, is a Maryland Bar Foundation Fellow, and is an alumna of the 2010 class of Leadership Music. She has served a number of arts organization boards of directors, including Nashville Opera as Board President, Opera America, Maryland Lawyers for the Arts, Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society, Jazz Education Network, the Association for Popular Music Education, Creatives Day, and the Association of Arts Administration Educators. She has been honored as a recipient of the Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence award, Nashville Business Journal Women in Music City award, and is an nFocus magazine Model Behavior honoree. She is an experienced singer and producer of Invocation, an EP of her jazz-inspired recordings  (www.musicarr.com). 

Dr. Jimin Cha

Jimin Cha majored in German language and literature at Sungkyunkwan University and received a master's degree in art history and museology from Ewha Womans University. She obtained another master's degree in arts administration from Columbia University and a doctorate degree in arts administration, education and policy from the Ohio State University. She is a senior researcher for the Institute for Hybrid Future Culture at Sungkyunkwan University and visiting professor at Catholic University(department of Performing Arts and Culture). Cha also serves as an advisory committee member for the National Center for North Korean Human Rights(Ministry of Reunification). Cha’s research focuses on the disjuncture between the past and present that exists in memorial museums. 

Dr. Tyler Friedman

After years of covering Milwaukee's art scene as a freelance writer, Friedman joined the curatorial department at the Museum of Wisconsin Art where he rose to the rank of Director of Collections, Education, and Research. He curated numerous exhibitions and contributed to catalogs including "Tom Bamberger: Hyperphotographic", "Among the Wonders of the Dells: Photography, Place, Tourism" (with the University of Wisconsin Press), and "Wisconsin Funnies: Fifty Years of Comics."

Ms. Johanna Mavhungu

Johanna Mavhungu is a PhD candidate at the Link Centre’s PhD programme in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies. She lectures in cultural policy and management at the Wits School of Arts, Wits University focussing on cultural entrepreneurship and arts marketing. She worked as a researcher and lecturer at the Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) at Rhodes University, and on research projects with the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA), the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) and the South African Department of Communications. She is passionate about filmmaking, cultural policy and entrepreneurship. Her research interests include new production and dissemination cultures in audio-visual media, as well as interdisciplinary indigenous knowledge that advances the arts, culture and communication in African contexts. 

Dr. Akhona Ndzuta

Dr Akhona Ndzuta is a lecturer in Cultural Policy and Management at the Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand. Her research interests are in the intersections of the management of South African music and public policy. Her recent work includes a contributing editorship to volume 1 of the book ‘Culture and Liberation Struggle in South Africa: from colonialism to post-apartheid’. In 2022, she managed the project 'MusoCulture: A Music and Public Policy Series', which was funded by a grant she received from the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS). She supervises (post)graduate student research on the management of music, the labour conditions of South African music practitioners in domestic and international contexts, South African cultural policy foundations and processes, music and cultural diplomacy, as well as activities in the South African cultural and creative industries. As a music practitioner, she has performed as a vocalist across popular music genres between 2000 and 2010 in Johannesburg and Cape Town. She holds a PhD from The Ohio State University.

Jeremy Peters

Jeremy Peters is an Assistant Professor of Music Business at Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan. Before his turn toward academia, he was the Director of Music Publishing for Ghostly International, having built the division at the company. At Ghostly, he worked on projects for film, television, advertising, and video games with brands such as Nike, Microsoft, HUMMER, Apple, Lincoln, Motorola, Ford, Adult Swim, major television networks, and Sony PlayStation. Jeremy previously held lecturing positions with the University of Michigan Law School and School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, teaching coursework on copyright, problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and the music industry. Jeremy graduated with an MBA (concentrating in Strategy with courses in Creative, Arts, and Media Management) from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. He holds an undergraduate degree with dual concentrations in Music and Political Science from the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Dr. Milena Dragićević Šešić

Dr. Milena Dragićević Šešić, former President of University of Arts, Belgrade, now Head of UNESCO Chair in Interculturalism, Art Management and Mediation. Professor of Cultural Policy & Management. Board member of the European Diploma in Cultural Project Management (Brussels). Former ENCATC and ELIA Board Member. Commandeur dans l`Ordre des Palmes Academiques 2002. University of Arts Golden plaquette 2004, ENCATC fellowship award winner 2019. Guest Lecturer at numerous world universities. Published 20 books and more than 150 essays, translated in 17 languages. Expert in cultural policy and management for UNESCO, European Cultural Foundation, Council of Europe, Foundation Marcel Hicter, Pro Helvetia, British Council etc.