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Water Protectors

The Water Protectors Film Selected for Cine Pa’ las Calles

EnglishEspañolEnglish The Water Protectors, a short documentary produced by the Oral History Lab, has been selected for screening in the fourth edition of Cine Pa’ las Calles. The event will take place on May 17, 2025, at Tramboliko in Mayagüez. It is an open space–some chairs will be provided, but attendees can also bring their…

La Perla en que Vivimos… screening at CineMásCorto film festival

EnglishEspañolEnglish The short film La Perla en que Vivimos…, created by award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Gómez Álvarez in collaboration with Colectivo PerlArte, has been accepted to the CineMásCorto film festival and will be shown in Caguas, San Juan, and Mayaguez in the month May. To see the official schedule, see the CineMásCorto website. This film, produced by the Oral History Lab and…

Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra at Film Nights PR

Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra screening at Film Nights PR on April 22

EnglishEspañolEnglish The short film Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra  will be shown on April 22 at Noche de Cortos, hosted by Film Nights Puerto Rico.  Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra was made by UPRM students enrolled in documentary filmmaking courses (CINE 4016) taught by award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Gómez Álvarez in the 2022-23 academic year.  Exploring food insecurity, the film uses historic…

OHL Director Speaks at "Climate Change, Natural Disaster, and Oral History"

OHL Director Speaks at “Climate Change, Natural Disaster, and Oral History” event on April 21

EnglishEspañolEnglish Don’t miss “Climate Change, Natural Disaster, and Oral History,” a conversation about climate change and oral history featuring esteemed scholars Stewart Weaver (University of Rochester), Ricia Chansky (OHL Director, University of Puerto Rico), and Liz Skilton (University of Louisiana). At The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University on…

Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez

La Borinqueña creator at Library Week

EnglishEspañolEnglish Approximately one hundred students attended the April 8th event with Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, graphic novelist and creator of La Borinqueña. Miranda-Rodriguez spoke about the inspiration and ongoing creation of his comic book series and welcomed questions from the audience. The event was organized for American Library Association National Library Week by the Oral History Lab (OHL),…

The OHL in the Spring 2025 Issue of the Oral History Journal 

EnglishEspañolEnglish A photograph taken by Andrés Octavo of Gesellie “Chela” Caraballo Ruiz—part of the OHL ACLS project undertaken with CAMJI Bartolo to record stories told by women coffee farmers—was selected for the cover of the Spring 2025 cover of the Oral History Journal, the journal of the Oral History Society. Ricia Anne Chansky has an essay…