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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Welcome Back!
Happy Spring 2024!
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1924 - The first Winter Olympic Games are held in Chamonix, France.
1943 - Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in NYC for the first time.
1949 - The first Emmy Awards are held.
1961 - John F. Kennedy holds the first nationally televised presidential news conference.
1989 - Micheal Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season
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Amber Wiley (PhD '11) Advances the History
and Narrative of Design and Preservation in
Black Communities |
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Photo Credit: Amber Wiley
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This newsletter edition we spotlight American Studies PhD alum Amber Wiley. Wiley currently acts as the Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites (CPCRS) and is a Presidential Associate Professor in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Amber has dedicated her professional career to advancing the history and narrative of design and preservation in Black communities as well as advocating for theoretically rigorous, thoughtful, and inclusive expansions of preservation policy and practice.
Amber’s primary teaching and practice commitments include an approach to interdisciplinarity offering students opportunities in applied learning and a commitment to the serious issues of equity and justice. She firmly believes cultural and educational institutions are obligated to actively engage the communities in which they reside and to increase their accessibility to a diversified constituency through innovative partnerships.
Her research interests center on the social aspects of design and how it affects urban communities—architecture as a literal and figurative structure of power. She focuses on the ways local and national bodies have made the claim for the dominating narrative and collective memory of cities, and examines how preservation and public history contribute to the creation and maintenance of the identity and sense of place of a city.
Wiley's current book projects include Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital (Forthcoming, University of Pittsburgh Press) and Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum (Forthcoming, Rutgers University Press).
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| Pandemic Revisionism and Social Forgetting:
Reflections and Intersections
The Rituals in the Making research team at the George Washington University, funded by the National Science Foundation, is pleased to host this virtual seminar and discussion on reflections of the choices made during COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to understand pandemic revisionism through the lens of social forgetting.
Dr. Katelyn Jetelina is an epidemiologist and data scientist whose writing explores topics including public health education and outreach, and pandemic revisionism.
Dr. Nancy Bristow is a historian who specializes in early 20th-century American history in terms of race and social change.
Moderator: Paige Gavin is a second-year master’s student in anthropology at The George Washington University and is a research assistant on the Rituals in the Making team.
When: Friday, January 26, 2024; 1:00-2:30 PM
Where: Zoom
Register here!
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| D.C. Mondays Series
The George Washington University Museum
and The Textile Museum
Join Mark Goldstein as he discusses his new book, Before the Gilded Age: W. W. Corcoran and the Rise of American Capital and Culture. A political chameleon, Corcoran successfully transcended political party, geography, and ideology to become one of the richest, most influential Americans.
When: Monday, January 29, 2024; 12:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Register here!
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| | D.C. Mondays Series
The George Washington University Museum
and The Textile Museum
Washington’s alleys, hidden from public view, were both residential communities and vital commercial spaces variously used over decades. Kim Prothro Williams will reveal how these spaces changed, from Progressive-Era campaigns to eliminate them to free-market reimaginings. Her new book, Hidden Alleyways of Washington, DC (Georgetown University Press, 2023), considers the physical and social history of the city’s alleys.
When: Monday, February 5, 2024; 12:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Register here!
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| Humanities Internship Academy
The Columbian College of Arts & Sciences and the GW Career Center are offering a new 4-part program for a select number of Sophomore and Juniors in the Humanities who are searching for summer internships: the Humanities Internship Academy.
After attending ALL 4 sessions, you will receive the following:
- A strategy for and confidence in your internship search
- Access to alumni connections
- A comprehensive resume included in a resume book for GW alumni hiring summer interns
- A stronger network of peers
The schedule for the Humanities Internship Academy:
Lunch will be provided.
Session 1: Friday, February 2, 12:15-1:30 p.m., USC 526
"Exploring What You Want To Do for an Internship and Where You Can Do It"
Session 2, Friday, February 9, 12:15-1:30 p.m., USC 526
"Developing Your Brand (Resume, Cover Letter, & LinkedIn) and Preparing for the Career Fair"
Session 3: Thursday, February 15 (virtual) and/or Friday, February 16, USC 3rd Floor
"Spring 2024 Career Expo"
Session 4: Friday, February 23, 12:15-1:30 p.m., USC 526
"Career Fair Next Steps and Networking"
To participate, you must commit to attending, in-person, 3 sessions and the Career Expo (in-person or virtually). There is a limited amount of space available, so If you are interested in participating in this program, please complete this Statement of Interest (SoI) survey.
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Current PhD candidate Samantha Silver won the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Gender and Feminism’s Caucus Graduate Student Writing Competition, co-sponsored by Feminist Media Histories: An International Journal.
Alum Colin Anderson (PhD '22) was recently promoted to a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of History and Law at The University of Tampa.
Alum Lindsay Greer Davis (PhD '18) won the Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Awards for Innovation in Undergraduate Education from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Alum Sara Awartani (PhD '20) recently published their article "And We Reject: Meditations on Gaza, Solidarity and Latinx Studies" with NYU's The Latinx Project.
Alum Eric Darnell (BA '16) was recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List. Darnell is currently a talent agent at WME, where he works with notable clients such as actor Denzel Washington, director A.V. Rockwell and writer Janine Nabers.
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Call for Applications: The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium will offer at least two dozen awards in the 2024–2025 application cycle. NERFC grants support work in a broad array of fields, including but not limited to: history, literature, art history, African American studies, American studies, women’s and gender studies, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religious studies, environmental studies, oceanography, and the histories of law, medicine, and technology. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024
Call for Applications: The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) is seeking a Collections Researcher to develop and build an interactive historical map of the Anacostia neighborhood, featuring collections dating from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Feb. 2, 2024
Call for Papers: The American Studies Association calls for papers that examine the ASA from the ground of community engagement and research. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Feb. 5, 2024
Call for Applications: The Friedman Feminist Press Collection of Colorado State University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections has announced their grants of up to $1,800 to researchers whose work would benefit from access to the Friedman Feminist Press Collection and are intended to help offset travel and research expenses. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Feb. 9, 2023.
Call for Applications: D.C. Daughters of the American Revolution (D.C. DAR) Scholarship is now open for applications from MA American Studies students. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Feb. 15, 2023
Call for Applications: The South Dakota Historic Preservation Office has a paid internship opportunity open for summer 2024. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Feb. 28, 2024
Call for Applications: The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress invites applications for several competitive awards and funded internships in 2024. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024
Call for Applications: SHEAR (Society for Historians of the Early American Republic) will offer at least two research fellowships to scholars examining African diasporic, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian American, and/or Pacific Island history from 1776 to 1861. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024
Call for Applications: The Department of Justice's Historians Office is currently seeking applications for the Summer 2024 internship program. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024.
Call for Applications: The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) announces a new short-term (6-week) fellowship for the 2024 selection season. Sponsored by the Algonquin Club Foundation, the fellowship carries a stipend of $5,000. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 1, 2024.
Call for Applications: The Early Career Scholars Committee & Mentorship Program (ECSCMP) of the Massachusetts Historical Society seeks new members for their 2024 cohort. Click here to learn more // Deadline: Mar. 15, 2024
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