Monthly Archives: November 2010

Archives and Public History Program First Friday Brown Bag Lunch Discussion: Dec. 3

The NYU Archives and Public History Program first Friday brown bag lunch series presents: – Oral History in New York: Planning, Implementation and Use – Friday December 3, 12:00-2:00pm King Juan Carlos Center (53 Washington Square South), Room 607 The … Continue reading

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Fwd: Public Historian & Outreach and Public Services Archivist

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Digital Humanities Article

Interesting article on the digital humanities movement in the New York Times today. Check out the following link (or read the hard copy in the “Arts” section): http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/arts/17digital.html?_r=1&hpw Basically, the argument is that technology has stimulated a revolution comparable to … Continue reading

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LegaSee Productions

LegaSee Productions A boutique historical documentary film production company is looking for a research intern. We produce elegant historical biographies for individuals and families and need a bright intern to assist with genealogical/historical/archival research for our productions. This is an … Continue reading

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Oral Histories of Christiania: Consensus, Conflict, and Catnip

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Call For Proposals: “Making Meaning of 9/11 in New York Ten

CFP: “Making Meaning of 9/11 in New York Ten Years After” – Sept. 16-17, 2011 (New York City, New York, USA) To mark the ten year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, St. John’s University announces a … Continue reading

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New School For Social Research Memory Conference

CONF: Memory: Silence, Screen and Spectacle – March 24-26, 2011 (New York City, New York, USA) The clamor of the past can be almost deafening: it preoccupies us through speech, texts, screens, spaces and commemorative spectacles; it makes demands on … Continue reading

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The Archive in the Age of Digital Technology Lecture –

To: Faculty, Staff & Students Date: November 8, 2010 From: David W. McLaughlin, Provost Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean, Tisch School of the Arts Invitation: University Professorship Lecture by Diana Taylor Provost David W. McLaughlin and Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of … Continue reading

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Recap of “Careers in Archives, Museums, and Beyond,” from the APH First Fridays Brown Bag Lunch Series

I came away from the last APH brown bag discussion with something unexpected: inspiration on how to make my current job do more for me. I think it can sometimes be difficult for working students to flourish and feel fulfilled … Continue reading

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Photo Collection

JOB OPPORTUNITY AT HISTORIC PHOTO ARCHIVE COLLECTION The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s photo collection constitutes one of the most valuable sources in the world for a pictorial study of Jewish life in the 20th century. From World War I … Continue reading

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Fwd: MARAC: Call for Proposals for Student Paper Presentation

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Fwd: MARAC: National Museum of American History Archival

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Spring 2011 Moving Image Archiving Pogram Courses

Dear Colleagues, Below is a list of courses offered through the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program that are open to all graduate students. Please feel free to forward to your students. Thanks! –Alicia Alicia Kubes Coordinator, Moving Image Archiving … Continue reading

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Rutgers Newark — 9/11 and the Ground Zero Mosque Program

Dear Friends: On Monday, November 8 an extraordinary conference on the controversy over the downtown Muslim community center will convene at Rutgers-Newark. I’ll be moderating the first session, at 10 am, where Steve Brier, Marci Reaven, Jack Tchen and Sally … Continue reading

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Alumni Profile of the Month: Andrea Myer

Have you been asking yourself –  Now that I am close to completing my degree in Archives and Public History at NYU, what will my future be? Check out our exciting alumni profiles which check-in with recent grads from our … Continue reading

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NARA K-12 Education Institute

The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (ART), in partnership with the National Archives at New York City and Association of Teachers of Social Studies/United Federation of Teachers (ATSS/UTF) announces the K-12 Archival Education Institute. This free program … Continue reading

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Jane Austen Digital Archive

Thanks to Oxford University English professor Kathryn Sutherland, there is some news making the rounds that Jane Austen was not the consummate grammarian and that her reputation for polished prose is somewhat undeserved.  These revelations come from Professor Sutherland after … Continue reading

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