Bronwyn Stewart, a PhD candidate in English, connects María Irene Fornés’ Fefu and Her Friends, the educational philosophy of Emma Sheridan Fry, and her work with the Englert and FilmScene.
The Dramatics of Education
Category: Interns
Below, participants in our HPG Summer Internship program reflect on what the humanities mean in their workplace, how concepts and methods from their disciplines translate to their workplace, and they are reimagining their own research and writing in their scholarly work in light of their internship experiences.
Should We Garden at Home?
Tyler Snelling is a doctoral candidate in Communication Studies in the Rhetoric, Culture, Engagement track. By combining food studies with digital humanities and health rhetoric, his research traces how food related activities organize people’s relationships, daily habits, and labor. Tyler’s…
Feature: Reminding Hancher’s Supporters of their Value
On a hot summer day, I met with George and Barb Grilley over lunch to learn about the incredible work they do at Hancher. George and Barb have organized the building tour program since 2015. They recruit volunteers to lead guided tours, train volunteers, and organize weekly tours for the public. Barb told me that the best tour guides are the retired teachers because they tend to have the interpersonal and interpretive skills to put on a good tour.
Joining Johnson County’s Annual Banner Project
Since 2015, Johnson County has maintained its Welcoming America Banner Project which embraces newcomers to the area with banners hung throughout Iowa City, Coralville and Kirkwood Community College. As a part of this project, the banners for 2021 will include…
Reviving Old Projects, Creating a New Community
By observing the kinds of places where black-owned businesses began and ended, we get a sense of the lives of African Americans in Iowa from 1937-1966.
In Search of “Exile on Stupo Street: Porn No. 5” in the Public Access Television (PATV) Archives
Dominic Dongilli is on the hunt for "Exile on Stupo Street," an Iowa City PATV show that sparked a free speech controversy in 1995. What does the missing tape mean for the channel's history of community media and art?
A Forgotten Object in Journalism History
The press pass isn't necessarily the most glamorous piece of a journalist's life. To many, it is nothing more than a piece of paper that allows journalists (or the press generally) to enter or attend an event. For journalists, it…
“Future Proofing” Public Engagement
As a public-facing scholar who is dedicated to revitalizing the relevance of the university in today’s world, I am researching what publicly engaged work means post-pandemic and how arts-based approaches to public engagement work could help facilitate conversations about the “future proofing” of community engagement.
2020 HPG Graduate Internship Presentations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elwyUizjTGY&feature=youtu.be 2020 HPG Graduate Interns reflect on their experiences working with Eastern Iowa non-profits and University of Iowa units during Summer 2020 - sharing the work they did and connections they made between their learning experiences, scholarship and careers.
A Look at Black Fusionist Society (BFS)
On July 13, the Center for Afrofuturist Studies’ artist-in-residence, Antoine Williams, held an event entitled “Antoine Williams in Conversation with LaTanya Autry and Tiffany Holland.” This conversation brought together the dynamic and influential voices of a historian, cultural organizer, and…
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