Events

 

From the Archive to the Museum: Bridging a History PhD With Public History

When:  Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:00pm

Where:  Zoom

Category:  Center for Cultural Analysis

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In this talk, Tracey Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate in History at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will discuss her dissertation research on Black visual artists in New York City from 1929-1989. She will also touch on how she uses her archival research skill and background in history in her public history endeavors. Tracey has worked on the Scarlet & Black Volumes I-III, the Angela Davis: Seize The Time exhibition (slated for 2021) and currently serves as a Mellon Predoctoral Fellow at the New-York Historical Society's Center for Women's History.

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About the CCA Public Humanities Working Group

This working group includes scholars from across the Rutgers campuses who are interested in the Public Humanities. Cross-departmental and interdisciplinary by nature, this working group focuses on building communication between the university community, the scholarship it generates, and diverse publics. The group hosts seminars, lectures, and other events focusing on the relevance of the humanities in contemporary public life, acting as a forum for graduate students and faculty who are interested in learning more about the public humanities to be introduced to key concepts and debates in the field. Topics addressed range from community outreach, public writing, project management, experiential learning and engaged pedagogy, digital humanities and beyond. This working group is conceived of as an adjunct to graduate students’ traditional classroom instruction in the humanities, to connect them with the expertise of faculty and local public humanists, and motivate reciprocal collaboration outside of the academic sphere. Ultimately, this working group seeks to explore the variety of ways that humanities scholarship can be co-created alongside, shared with, and generated for a wider variety of audiences.

Co-organizers: Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan (History), Meredith McGill (English), Swathi Gorle (Art History)

Please note that University operating status may cause the need for the meetings to be done remotely.