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EIHS Symposium: From Archives to Nail Guns: Practical Applications of Graduate History Training

Friday, February 3, 2017
12:00-2:00 PM
1014 Tisch Hall Map
Learn how a team of graduate students from diverse fields and chronological specializations collaborated to produce the exhibit “The Leaders and the Rest: Boundaries and Belonging at the University of Michigan” (on display at the Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery, Room 100, until February 25). Turned loose in the archive to find compelling stories, they identified four episodes in U-M history around which to organize the exhibit. The challenge then became interpreting those stories for a visual medium, linking them thematically, and constructing a physical exhibit that conveyed those connections. Members of the student team will talk about the challenges and rewards of this project, how it intersected with their graduate training, and what they learned by having to take into account a variety of stakeholders as they developed historical interpretations.

Featuring:
Michelle McClellan (Assistant Professor, History, Residential College)
Jonathan Farr (Lecturer, History)
Nora Krinitsky (Doctoral Candidate, History)
Emily Price (Doctoral Candidate, History)
Kate Silbert (Doctoral Candidate, History and Women's Studies)

Free and open to the public. Lunch provided.

This event is part of the Friday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.
Building: Tisch Hall
Event Type: Workshop / Seminar
Tags: History
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Department of History
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, February 3, 2017 12:00-2:00 PM  (Last)

The Thursday Series is the core of the institute's scholarly program, hosting distinguished guests who examine methodological, analytical, and theoretical issues in the field of history. 

The Friday Series consists mostly of panel-style workshops highlighting U-M graduate students. On occasion, events may include lectures, seminars, or other programs presented by visiting scholars.

The insitute also hosts other historical programming, including lectures, film screenings, author appearances, and similar events aimed at a broader public audience.