Humanities NY Graduate Public Humanities Fellows Presentations
Time: April 28, 2017, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Tolley 304 / Sainsbury Library
Sponsored by the CNY Humanities Corridor
Jesse Quinn (Ph.D. candidate, Geography )
Kishauna Soljour (Ph.D. candidate, History)
This year's New York Public Humanities Graduate Fellows discuss the experiences and challenges of developing public humanities research projects with refugee communities in Syracuse and environmental groups in the Adirondacks.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS...
Jesse Quinn Ph.D. candidate in Geography, specializing in political geography and political ecology.
Project Title: Precious Earth: Stories of Mining and Political Change in the Adirondack Mountains
Quinn's research investigates large industrial mining projects the adirondacks. He spent five years producing wildlife documentaries for National Geographic Television before returning to graduate school, and he plans to continue using these skills in this public humanities documentary.
Kishauna E. Soljour Ph.D. candidate in History, specializing in the modern African Diaspora and transnational history.
Project Title: The Road to Independence: Somali-Bantu Refugee immigration to Syracuse
Soljour's research interests include the use of multi-media in social justice efforts, public policy, immigration, racial identity, gender and citizenship. Her public humanities project will develop 3 short films exploring refugee experiences in the local area.
Hosted by the Humanities Center,