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Hi Amalia,
You might be interested in a permanent virtual reality exhibit that
I'm currently developing for Pittsburgh's Heinz History Museum (a
Smithsonian affiliate). The exhibit presents the history of the
Underground Railroad in Western Pennsylvania by virtually
reconstructing key UR sites. The exhibit is scheduled to be installed
in late 2009 and will have web as well as an on-site component.
Development of the exhibit involves a collaboration between myself and
Sam Black, the Heinz History Center's Curator for African American
Collections. This is actually the second virtually reality exhibit
that I have created for the museum on African American history. The
first was a virtual reconstruction of Greenlee Field--a 1930s era
Negro League baseball stadium in Pittsburgh.
If interested, I'd be happy to discuss the project in more detail.
Jon Amakawa
Studio Amakawa
www.studioamakawa.com
Phone: 412-478-5591
jamakawa at studioamakawa.com
On Wed 18/03/09 00:16 , "Amalia S. Levi" amaliasl at gmail.com sent:
Hi,
As a master?s student in History and Archives at the University of
Maryland, I?m interested in researching how digital archives and
collections
make minority narratives?
usually not part of mainstream history?widely available and
accessible. I
use the overarching term ?minorities? to include ethnic, racial
and
religious groups, indigenous peoples, women, LGBT groups, people
with
disabilities, and immigrants; in short, communities that usually are
not
agents in the archival and museum world.
In order to collect examples of digital archives of or about
minorities in
one place, as well as literature on the subject and tools that may
be useful
for developing such projects, I?ve created a wiki called
?Digital Homelands?
(www.digitalminorities.pbwiki.com [1]). Digital archives and
collections can
be thought of as transplanted online "homelands," where identities
are being
shaped, contested and projected and where the assumption of our
Western archival
and museum practices is being challenged.
The wiki is in no way complete. In order to include as much material
as
possible, I would appreciate contributions of archives, collections,
projects or ideas on this subject.
If you would like to send your thoughts and for more information,
please
e-mail me at amaliasl at gmail.com [2] or visit and contribute to my
wiki at
www.digitalminorities.pbwiki.com [3].
Please excuse any crossposting.
Thank you,
Amalia S. Levi
Graduate Assistant
History Department/iSchool
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
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