Surviving 鈥榙espair in its thickest blackness鈥�: Archaeological approaches to visualizing Cherokee removal
飞颈迟丑听Erin N. Whitson, Archaeologist, Missouri Humanities
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Event Information:
- Date: Monday,听November 14, 2022
- Time: 11:15am - 12:15pm听MT
- Location: University Memorial Center (UMC), RM 415-417 (1669 Euclid Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309)
- Event is free and open to the public.
Event Description:
Erin Whitson is a historical archaeologist at the Missouri Humanities Council and a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at Binghamton University. Her research focuses on two Cherokee Removal (or Trail of Tears) campsites in southcentral Missouri that date from 1837 to 1838. Partners for this project include Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee, Mark Twain National Forest, and several remote sensing research labs, among others.
This event is part of the 2022-23听Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Speaker Series听on visual media, justice and human rights.听The Mellon/ACLS听series features fascinating talks by eight international experts who work across the private and public sector, leveraging work with visual media into various domains. From human rights advocacy to archiving and preservation, the speakers will reflect on their career trajectories and highlight recent research projects. Together, we will discuss how doctoral training in the humanities and social sciences can kindle careers in publicly engaged scholarship within and outside the academy.听听Learn more 鈫�
Event Hosts
This speaker series is organized by Media Studies Assistant Professor听Sandra Ristovska, and it is funded by her 2021 Mellon / ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship. The series is hosted by the College of Media, Communication and Information at CU Boulder and supported by the Center for Humanities and the Arts, Brakhage Center for Media Arts, the Department of English and the Department of Ethnic Studies.
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