Feminist DH@UVA, Part II:

Intersectionality and Doing Justice to/with Data

TODAY, March 29 | 8:30-4:30 | Scholars Lab, UVA

Schedule:

8:30-9:30 am  Coffee, Light Breakfast

9:30  Introductions

10:00-11:00 Marlene Daut, Associate Director, Carter G. Woodson Institute & Associate Professor, African and African American Studies, University of Virginia

Break

11:30-12:30 Elizabeth Losh, Associate Professor of English and American Studies, William & Mary

12:30-1:30 Lunch (buffet)

1:30-2:30    Catherine Knight Steele, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Maryland; Project Director of African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities (AADHum)

Break

2:30-3:30 Jacqueline Wernimont, Distinguished Chair of Digital Humanities and Social Engagement & Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Dartmouth College

3:30-4:30 Roundtable: Alison Booth, Academic Director, Scholars’ Lab, and Professor of English, UVA, with previous speakers and others

Reception

Contact Alison Booth; Laura Miller  This event is generously supported by the Carter G. Woodson Institute, Citizen Justice Initiative; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Department; the English Department; Network/Corpus, Humanities Informatics Lab; and the Scholars’ Lab, University of Virginia Library

Adult Faith Development: Exploring WhitePrivilege

Hard Conversations: Introduction to Racism

March 26-April 26
Live Seminars on April 2, 9, 16, and 23

This is a month-long online seminar program hosted by authors, speakers, and social justice activists Patti Digh and Victor Lee Lewis, who was featured in the documentary film, The Color of Fear, with help from a community of people who want and are willing to help us understand the reality of racism by telling their stories and sharing their resources.

There are two learning spaces for this course: An online classroom and our weekly live seminars. Content and course details will be delivered to your email daily. The live seminars that take place from 8-9:15pm Eastern via telephone conference begin one week after the course begins. The calls will be recorded, should you not be able to participate live.

Friday, April 5 | 6pm | The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center

The past resonates in Sheila Pree Bright’s photographs, collected I n her new book, #1960Now: Photographs of Civil Rights Activists and Black Lives Matter
Protests. Maurice Berger in The New York Times writes, “ Ms. Bright reminds us that the struggle for racial equality and justice in the United States has been long-standing and ongoing .” A n acclaimed fine-art photographer known for her series Young Americans , Plastic Bodies, Suburbia, and #1960Now , Ms. Bright describes herself as a visual producer documenting contemporary culture. Her images are held in numerous private and public collections, including The Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, The High Museum of Art, The Athens Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Library of Congress.

Deborah McDowell, a scholar of African American/American literature, is the Alice Griffin Professor of Literary Studies and Director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia. Her publications include ‘ The Changing Same’: Studies in Fiction by African American Women , Leaving Pipe Shop: Memories of Kin , as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and scholarly editions. Dr. McDowell is Executive Producer & Host of the podcast, Notes on the State, that explores the contradictions and inconsistencies of Thomas Jefferson’s life.

Lisa Woolfork is an Associate Professor of English at UVA, specializing in African American literature and culture. A founding member of Black Lives Matter Charlottesville, Dr. Woolfork’s essay, This Class of Persons: When UVA’s White Supremacist Past Meets Its Future was published last year in Charlottesville 2017, a collection of essays about the terror events of the Summer of Hate.

Support generously provided by: The SunLight Fund; UVA Arts and the Office of the Provost & the Vice Provost for the Arts; Jessica Nagle; The Hampton Inn & Suites at the University; and UVA’s Carter G. Woodson Institute.

All events in the auditorium are supported by Ting, Inc.

Admission is free, but reservations recommended: RESERVE YOUR TICKETS!

The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers formally acknowledges the work and the lives of the nearly 5,000 enslaved African Americans who labored at UVA.

The memorial will be a place of learning and of healing. The inner surface of a granite wall will feature space acknowledging all of the enslaved laborers who helped build and maintain the University, including the names for those that are known. Green space inside the wall will act as a central gathering place for commemorative events, outdoor classes, and performances. 

Deadline: April 1st 2019 at 5:00 pm EST

Overview: The Citizen Justice Initiative (CJI) is a project at UVA’s Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies that investigates issues of race and history through digital storytelling resources, creative productions, and events for University students, professors, and staff as well as students and residents in the Charlottesville-Albemarle community.

Each year, the CJI facilitates a summer research assistantship program that exposes a cohort of undergraduate students from the University of Virginia and students from local area high schools to academic research and experiential learning opportunities. The output of the 2017 program was an interactive StoryMap entitled “The Illusion of Progress: Charlottesville’s Roots in White Supremacy.” The summer 2018 program began work on the podcast series, “Notes on the State” which engages with Thomas Jefferson’s history and complexities.

For the 2019 summer program, the Citizen Justice Initiative will place students in teams across different research projects pertaining to public history, digital humanities, and archiving. The larger Citizen Justice cohort will meet weekly to discuss connections between and among these projects.  Research topics include, but are not limited to:

• Digital archiving

• G.I.S. mapping

• Oral history and media production

The summer interns will get hands on experience in public history and African American studies with the opportunity to build skills for college, learn digital tools, and engage with the history of the environment around them.  

Responsibilities:

• Conduct research on-site at UVa’s Citizen Justice Lab or in the location of one’s research team placement

• Meet regularly to discuss activities and brainstorm opportunities for creative productions and/or digital projects

• Work independently and in groups to plan, analyze, and execute a short-term project

• Track and/or write regular reflections / blog posts on project work

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Interest in one or more of the following areas: African-American studies, history, community engagement, social justice, social studies, public history, and/or digital storytelling

• Demonstrated track record of leadership, mentorship, and/or creative ability

• Communication and organizational skills, including the ability to work independently, stay focused on assigned tasks, and work with team members professionally.

The position is 20 hours/week from June  – August, 2019. This is a paid position.

Application Instructions:

To apply, please follow the below instructions:

1. submit a resume to the following email address:

citizen-justice-initiative@collab.its.virginia.edu

2. complete the following form:

Citizen Justice Initiative 2019 Summer Research Assistantship

Guidelines:

• The GoogleForm serves as your application. Please use a professional tone and discuss specific examples relevant to what best qualifies you for working with our organization.

• Be sure to showcase also your intellectual interests, and provide us with a sense of your voice, personality, and work style.

• As with most cover letters, read up on our work and the larger organization. Be sure to proofread your responses before submitting.

• We recommend that you compose your responses in a separate document, then to paste into the above form once you're ready to submit your full application.

Racist Threat Reverberates: Schools Closed, Teens Arrested, Students Protest

More than 100 students and community allies gathered at McIntire Park, where they marched past the skate park and up to the guard rails abutting the U.S. 250 Bypass.

“When black lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back,” they chanted, waving protest signs toward the oncoming traffic, and cheering when drivers honked in solidarity..."

‘You’re Not Supposed to Betray Your Race’: The Challenge Faced by Black Women Accusing Black Men

By John Eligon | Original Publication: The New York Times | Published March 2019 | Photo: Julia Rendleman for The New York Times

"When Meredith Watson decided to publicly accuse Virginia’s lieutenant governor of raping her, she knew she would face a backlash — most women who accuse powerful men of sexual assault do.

But she also feared that as a black woman, she would face added scrutiny because the prominent politician she named, Justin E. Fairfax, was African-American, too.

“You’re not supposed to betray your race,” Ms. Watson, 39, said in her first interview since she accused Mr. Fairfax last month of assaulting her when they were in college together at Duke University nearly two decades ago. Mr. Fairfax has denied her allegations..."

Each weekday in February we are releasing a new episode of "Race and Place in Charlottesville," which follows UVA Professor Louis Nelson as he gives a tour of the history of race and racism in Charlottesville, starting with Jefferson's era on Grounds and leading toward the Downtown Mall, site of the August 11-12 rallies. The research-based tour is motivated by Jesus' command to love our neighbors.

Please feel free to share the tour with your community! You can use this link: https://www.studycenter.net/race-place-cville