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Join us for an interactive conversation about how public humanities have affected New Jerseyans over the past fifty years. You’re invited! The New Jersey Council for the Humanities has been helping grantees and program partners harness the power of the public humanities for fifty years. Over the past five decades, […]

NJCH presents Examining the Impact of Public Humanities Organizations, a ...

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READING: "Looking for a Way Forward in the Past: Lessons from the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 263-270). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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READING: "Puerto Rico's Fight for a Citizen Debt Audit: A Strategy for Public Mobilization and a Fair Reconstruction" by Eva L. Prados-Rodríguez. RESOURCE SHARING TOPIC: Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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READINGS: "Dismantling Public Education in Puerto Rico" by Rima Brusi and Isar Godreau from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 234-249) and "Department of Education Is Planning a New Wave of School Closings" from Centro de Periodismo Investigativo. RESOURCE SHARING TOPIC: Education Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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READINGS: "Puerto Rico's Unjust Debt" and "Puerto Rico's Debt Is Odious" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 311-233). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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READINGS & ART SHARE: "Art and a Threshold Called Dignity" and "Picking up the Pieces" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 191-210). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group, & receive instructions for this meetings art share as well as how to join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

 in Community History / Discussion Group  tagged Adrian Roman / Afterschocks of Disaster / artists / Caribbean culture / Caribbean history / community history / Hurricane María / literature / Marisol LeBrón / poetry / Puerto Rican art / Puerto Rico / Raquel Salas Rivera / Richard Santiago / TIAGO / visual artists / visual arts / Yarimar Bonilla by
READINGS: "The Importance of Politically Engaged Artistic and Curatorial Practices in the Aftermath of Hurricane María" and "Si no pudiera hacer arte, me iba: The Aesthetics of Disaster as Catharsis in Puerto Rican Art" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 161-189). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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READINGS: "Accountability and Representation: Photographic Coverage after the Disaster" by Erika P. Rodriguez and "Lifting the Veil: Portraiture as a Tool for Bilateral Representation" by Christopher Gregory from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 138-160). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

 in Community History / Discussion Group  tagged Afterschocks of Disaster / artists / Caribbean culture / Caribbean history / Christopher Gregory / community history / Erika P. Rodriguez / Hurricane María / literature / Marisol LeBrón / photographers / photography / portraiture / Puerto Rico / representation / visual artists / visual arts / Yarimar Bonilla by
READINGS: "Our Fellow Americans: Why Calling Puerto Ricans 'Americans' Will Not Save Them" and "US Media Depictions of Climate Migrants: The Recent Case of Puerto Rican 'Exodus'" from Aftershocks of Disaster (pg. 113-133). Register to become a member of the Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group & join this meeting.

Raíces Caribbean Culture & History Discussion Group

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Screenshot from Interview with Ty Thompson, August 31, 2021
by Natalie Saldarriaga ENGLISH Something that has always intrigued me about history are the small moments that change the trajectories of our lives and lineage. It’s the moments that don’t always feel all that significant, but can actually alter our lives. I was reminded of this when I interviewed Ty […]

Family Ties Interview with Ty Thompson: A Reflection

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