Emma Cieslik on Muck Rack

Emma Cieslik

(She/Her)
  • National Museum of American History, Collections Specialist
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Yahoo Life, Smithsonian, Atlas Obscura, Smithsonian Magazine, Teen Vogue, Yahoo, Yahoo Style Canada, Hyperallergic, The Advocate Magazine, Truthout and
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Why did you become a journalist?

I am a religious scholar and writer, who began conducting archival, oral historical, and ethnographic experience six years ago.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

I am most likely in a museum, scouting out my favorite new queer artist!

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

This is a difficult question because I have so many favorites, but I love Hyperallergic, Folklife Magazine, and National Geographic.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

I research and write at the intersection of gender, sexuality, and religion, which people believe exist separately from one another.
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