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Annie Valk
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Mass. Memories Roadies
10 members
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Mass. Memories Road Show…
24 members
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Arlington History
8 members
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Oral History
18 members
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Humanities and GIS
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Annie Valk's Discussions
Framingham History
Replied Jun. 26, 2008
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People interested in the use and analysis of oral history as a research tool and a way to gather community
Public Humanities Open House at John Nicholas Brown Center at Brown University
October 29, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm
Public Humanities at Brown University Open House! Join us for refreshments and conversation and have your questions answered about the M.A. in Public Humanities. Also hear a presentation by Marci Reaven of CityLore, a NYC-based cultural heritage and…
The Phillips House will be working on some oral history collection at an event we are holding in September. Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to join us or would like to know how the event went. Details are below, but the event is posted here,…
People interested in the use and analysis of oral history as a research tool and a way to gather community
People interested in the use and analysis of oral history as a research tool and a way to gather community
I'm sorry I won't be able to attend - but I look forward to hearing more about ideas generated at the gathering. Annie
Mass. Studies Network Meet & Greet at Healey Library, UMass Boston
March 19, 2009 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
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We're hosting an in-person meet-n-greet for Massachusetts Studies Network members on Thursday, March 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at UMass Boston. Learn more about online social networking and meet the people behind the profiles.
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Profile Information
- What is your interest in the Mass. Studies Network?
- To explore the power and potential of social networking; to make connections to others in New England working in the fields of art, humanities, and history.
- About Me:
- I grew up in Arlington, MA and just recently returned to New England (RI) after 18 years in North Carolina and Missouri. It's good to be back! I'm a historian, now working at the public humanities center at Brown University, where I coordinate public programs and work with students who are interested in careers in museums, public art, and cultural and historical organizations.
I'm generally interested in 20th century U.S. history, especially African American and women's history and community studies. I'm now working with students on a project focused on collecting, presenting and interpreting the Fox Point community in Providence
- Your Website:
- http://www.brown.edu/jnbc
- Another website or blog?
- http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/82whm4qg9780252032981....
- Your Organization:
- John Nicholas Brown Center, Brown University
- Your Title:
- Associate Director for Programs
- Another Organization?
- New England Association for Oral History
- Another Title?
- Board Member
- Major areas of interest
- Community Life, Ethnic Studies, History, Local Studies
- Other areas of interest not listed above?
- oral history; using humanities to promote/provoke civic engagement; women's history
Annie Valk's Journal
"Freedom Festival" in Rhode Island
I've been working with people from across Rhode Island, led by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, to organize programs to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade by the U.S., and to consider the legacy of slavery and the history of African Americans in Rhode Island. This has been a tremendous undertaking and a model of collaborative programming that has involved dozens of organizations.
The programs start Saturday, September 27th, with comme… Continue
The programs start Saturday, September 27th, with comme… Continue
Posted on September 19, 2008 at 8:48am —
Gloucester "pregnancy pact"
Why all the hand wringing about the alleged "pregnancy pact" in Gloucester?
My first reaction, on hearing this story last week, was to wonder if the story would have made the headlines if the students were women of color. Is the subtext here that this is an alarming situation because other things are expected of young, middle class, white women? An article in the Globe (6/6/08) noted
"As they struggle to address the problem, education and health officials say they are at a loss for an explanati… Continue
My first reaction, on hearing this story last week, was to wonder if the story would have made the headlines if the students were women of color. Is the subtext here that this is an alarming situation because other things are expected of young, middle class, white women? An article in the Globe (6/6/08) noted
"As they struggle to address the problem, education and health officials say they are at a loss for an explanati… Continue
Posted on June 26, 2008 at 12:30pm —
New England Slavery stories
Yesterday's Boston Globe had an interesting story about the general failure of Americans (including those in New England) to organize programs to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the law abolishing the international slave trade. This failure stands in contrast to many other countries -- Jamaica, UK, Bermuda, etc., -- where many exhibits and public programs have marked the event, many organized with government support and backing.
As the article notes, however, Rhode Island is an exception.… Continue
As the article notes, however, Rhode Island is an exception.… Continue
Posted on June 25, 2008 at 12:53pm —
Comment Wall (28 comments)
- At 2:31pm on August 11, 2009,
Lorenz J. Finison said… - FYI, from Larry Finison
Abstract of a presentation for the International Cycle History Conference ((ICHC)
held in Freehold NJ, July 30-August 1.
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> African-American Cycling in 1890's Boston
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> Abstract
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> Black cycling in Boston in the 1890s is a story of interconnections
> among African- American organizations; and both cooperation and
> conflict with organized bicycling. This presentation focuses on the
> Riverside Cycling Club (RCC), an all-black club formed in 1893. The
> RCC had a clubhouse just across the Charles River from Boston in
> Cambridge. One of its associates was Kittie Knox, described in the
> 1895 NY Times as a "very pretty young colored girl." She was a member
> of the League of American Wheelmen (LAW), known for her challenge to
> the LAW's whites-only rule at their Asbury Park Annual Meet in 1895.
> Another RCC associate was Robert Teamoh, a Boston Globe photographer
> and reporter, and African-American state legislator, who was
> successful in obtaining an 1894 legislative resolution denouncing the LAW's
> new rule. RCC members were also members of the Bicycle Corps of
> Company L of the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment Militia. This
> all-black company - the first to have black officers - fought briefly
> in the Spanish-American War. The presentation will explore these
> connections in the context of the worsening racial climate in the
> 1890s. It will present new information, obtained from previously
> unknown sources, on the Riverside Cycle Club and the lives and roles
> of Robert Teamoh and Kittie Knox.
- At 1:52pm on August 5, 2009,
Leah K. Nahmias said…
- Thanks! Got it!
- At 9:57am on January 15, 2009,
Heather Cole said… - Annie-
Perfect timing! We have a Road Show in Norwell on Feb 14 and we'd love to sign you up to volunteer. I'll be sending out details today!
- At 12:45pm on October 2, 2008,
Heather Cole said…
- Annie,
We're postponing the MA Studies Network meet-n-greet next Thursday until later this fall. We'll keep you posted!
- At 3:32pm on August 8, 2008,
Todd Gernes said… - I've used it digital storytelling in a variety of contexts. My students have created first-person narratives but also third-person historical accounts in miniature (3 - 6 minutes in length). How does it work? Well, it takes appropriate technological resources (and back-up) and careful planning and project management. It's also important to integrate the digital storytelling technique and process into a course syllabus.
- At 10:20am on August 8, 2008,
Todd Gernes said…
- Hi, Annie. I've been working on digital storytelling now for several years. I've used it as a teaching technique in history and writing classes. One of my own digital stories evolved into a short documentary film about Boston poet, Charles Hammond Gibson, Jr. (1874-1954), and hist Victorian house museum in Boston's Back Bay.
Thanks for writing. --Todd
- At 7:32pm on July 11, 2008,
Susan Porter said… - Dear Annie,
Thanks for your note; I also find that it is sometimes difficult to navigate across the great disciplinary divide. Let's talk sometime.
Susan
- At 9:40am on July 9, 2008,
Andrew Kamp Elder said… - And one more thing!
The History Project has done several exhibits over the years. In the mid-1990s we put together a large exhibit at the Boston Public Library on Massachusetts lesbian and gay history through the 1960s. We turned this into a book for Beacon Press: Improper Bostonians.
More recently, we've been working on two exhibits:
Above + Beyond: Our community responds to HIV/AIDS
The Queer East: Celebrating Boston's Asian LGBT Community
- At 9:34am on July 9, 2008,
Andrew Kamp Elder said…
- Hi Annie - thanks for "stopping by" my page.
The History Project was founded by a group of activists, historians and archivists, in 1980 and has since amassed an extensive collection of LGBT-related materials, with a particular focus on Boston area individuals, organizations, bars, publications, etc...
Your research sounds fascinating to me! I am a graduate of the Women's Studies Program at UMass-Amherst where I focused on critical race theory and whiteness studies.
- At 4:23pm on July 3, 2008,
Lesley Schoenfeld said… - Annie,
Again many thanks, this is a great suggestion! I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Events
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"In These Imperiled Times:" The Civil War Correspondence of the Men of South Danvers
September 24, 2009 at 9am to December 31, 2009 at 9pm – Peabody Institute Library
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“Discovering Moneyed Methuen”
November 1, 2009 at 1pm to November 1, 2010 at 2pm – The Tenney Gatehouse
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Sun "Preservation and Archives" SIG (PASIG) meeting, Boston
December 10, 2009 from 9am to 7pm – Northeastern University, Behrakis Health Sciences Center
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Exhibit Opening- George's Footprints: His Everlasting Legacy and Influence
December 10, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm – The George Peabody House Museum
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Franklin Park Author's Talk and Book Signing
December 10, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse
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