One of the outcomes of the Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium is the LVEHC Digital Archive. Hosted by Lafayette College Libraries Digital Scholarship Services, the archive is a collaborative regional effort featuring collections contributed by community members, educators, undergraduate students,…
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Voices from the African Diaspora in Bethlehem — SAVE THE DATE — for a taste of Bethlehem’s Black Experience
Discover the stories from never-before-heard Voices from the African Diaspora in Bethlehem. Sample their experiences from a birds-eye-view, through videos, pictures, and discussions of life in Bethlehem fifty years ago. Date: Friday, October 25th Time: 6:30 PM Location: Bethlehem…
Navigating the Start(s) of a Documentary: A Reflection by Drew Swedberg
In the LVAIC Documentary Storymaking classroom, I was told over and over again that documentary is about reactions to the world, allowing the story and community to shape the work. Later, as part of a Film Scholars program at Scribe…
SAVE THE DATE: “Destination Northampton County” Grand Opening
Mark your calendars, because you and your family are invited for this very special one-day-only event. Finally, the much-anticipated, three-years-in-the-making exhibition will make its debut! Destination: Northampton County, the new permanent exhibition at the Sigal Museum, will open to the…
UPCOMING EVENT: “Lehigh Valley Stories” Exhibition at Cedar Crest College
Date: April 29th, 2019 Time: 2-4pm Location: Cressman Library, Cedar Crest College,100 College Dr, Allentown, PA 18104 An exhibition featuring the video documentaries and audio podcasts created by the students of Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz and Dr. LuAnn Fletcher’s co-taught course on…
Event Celebrates Black Presence in Easton
Following last year’s highly successful “A Celebration of Black History in Easton,” The NAACP Easton Branch #2260, the Sigal Museum, Lafayette College Libraries, and the LVEHC hosted “A Celebration of the Black Presence in Easton, Part II: Sister Circle” on…
Connecting “Ethnic American Literature” Course to Lehigh Valley Communities
Connecting “Ethnic American Literature” Course to Lehigh Valley Communities A Course Enhancement Reflection by Dr. Andrew Uzendoski In the fall of 2018, I taught the course English 135: Ethnic American Literature at Lafayette College. The course surveys twentieth-century literature…
A Reflection on New Course Exploring History of the Allentown Band
The Allentown Band: Final Reflection by Susan Falciani, Anthony Dalton, Kate Ranieri Faculty and students from Muhlenberg College recently collaborated on a new course merging Documentary Fieldwork and Essentials of Archives, which brought together principles of oral history, documentary fieldwork, storymaking,…
Survey of Local Oral Histories Culminates in Lehigh Valley Oral History Directory
Early on in the development of the LVEHC, it became clear that there was a convergence of interest regarding oral history projects. The energy around oral history projects was reinforced throughout Year 1 of the grant across several events, including…
“A Celebration of Black History in Easton” commemorates local icons, stories, at the Sigal Museum
Building on the success of a December 6th, 2017 round table event held at Lafayette College, the collaboration between the NAACP Easton Branch #2260, the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society, Lafayette College Libraries, and the Andrew W. Mellon Lehigh Valley…