Research Discipline/Bio
E.Y. Zipris is an A&AE doctoral student and adjunct professor working at the intersection of art, history, education, and social justice. Zipris' early graduate studies centered her decades-long work on monuments and memorials on structural historical forgetting; her current research focuses on creative technologies and social justice practices in museum contexts, specifically the impact of web3 decentralized technologies on traditional museological hierarchies.
In the field, Zipris has over 20 years of experience in the cultural sector and is the former Director of Education at the Museum of the City of New York. E.Y. is currently working and consulting on projects focusing on art, public forms, and urban spaces.
E.Y. also has decades long involvements in multiple progressive Jewish social justice organizations and is the co-founder of RiseUpYU, a movement that works to ensure LGBTQ+ Jews are fully included in Orthodox communities.
Educational Background
Advanced Certificate Degree: Creative Technologies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2024
IRB Social and Behavioral Researchers, CITI Program, Credential ID 58513005, 2023
MA, Museum Anthropology, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Science, 2007
EdM, Art Education and Museum Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2005
Honors/Awards
Research Fellowship: Children’s Museums and the Role of Storytelling in Learning from Difficult Knowledge, 2024. Partnering Institutions: Hunter College, CUNY, Concordia University, York University, and the Association of Children's Museums.
Publications/Exhibitions
Zellis-Paley, N, & Zipris, E. (2023) LGBTQ+ at Yeshiva University: The Path Forward. Tablet Magazine online.
Zipris, E. (2024) Activating Change Online and in the Museum: Analyzing @changethemuseum Instagram Posts. American Alliance of Museums Exhibition (Fall 2024) vol. 43, no. 2).
Last Updated: Oct 27, 2024