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OHL@UPRM presents in the Coloqueo podcast

OHL@UPRM presenta en el podcast Coloqueo

EnglishSpanishEnglish On December 17, 2024, faculty members from the UPRM Library, Prof. Jaqueline Alvárez, Prof. José J. Morales Benítez, and Prof. Natalia Hernández Mejías, participated in the Coloqueo podcast, broadcast by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. During the conversation, they discussed the Oral History Lab (OHL) projects and the processes of describing, disseminating, and preserving…

OHL Team Feb. 2025

OHL@UPRM receives over $1.8M from Mellon Foundation

EnglishSpanishEnglish The Oral History Lab (OHL) is excited to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the Mellon Foundation for $1,833,000. With this generous funding, the OHL will have three years of financial support to expand our ability to record and preserve oral histories from across the archipelago. Amplifying these eyewitness testimonies from…

UPR Caribe Digital

Webinario: UPR Caribe Digital: aciertos y retos en la gestión de proyectos comunitarios

EnglishSpanishEnglish With years of commitment and solidarity, UPR Caribe Digital has participated in multiple community projects. At this event, Dr. Nadjah Ríos Villarini will share the success stories of this program, as well as the challenges that arise when managing digital humanities initiatives. Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (AST). Friday, February 21, 2025. Register…

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Columbia University Libraries preserves Mi María: Surviving the Storm interviews

EnglishSpanishEnglish Oral histories from the Mi María: Surviving the Storm: Voices from Puerto Rico book project are now archived with Columbia University Libraries. The Voice of Witness Book Series published Mi María in 2021 (Haymarket Books). The narratives in this book were shaped from oral history interviews, which are now preserved in Columbia University Libraries’…

Presentación de proyectos de Justicia Digital

EnglishEspañolEnglish On Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 10:30 in the General Library’s Conference Room (Sala A) digital humanities projects based on oral narratives collected by OHL community partners will be presented under the auspices of the project “Speaking in the Silences: Constructing Community Archives Throughout the Puerto Rican Archipelago” of the American Council of Learned…

Reflecting on Resistance: Dr. Ricia Anne Chansky Discusses “Speaking Into Silences”

EnglishEspañolEnglish The Oral History Lab (OHL) at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, is proud to spotlight an upcoming presentation by Professor Ricia Anne Chansky, who will be sharing insights from the profound project “Speaking Into Silences.” This event, scheduled for Thursday, May 23rd from 1 – 2 PM online, promises to delve deep into…

Centro de Apoyo Mutuo Jibaro Lares

OHL @ UPRM Partners with Centro de Apoyo Mutuo Jíbaro in Lares

EnglishEspañolEnglish This March marked a significant step for the Oral History Lab (OHL) at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, as we embarked on a new and exciting partnership with the Centro de Apoyo Mutuo Jíbaro, located in Lares. This center, which breathes new life into a formerly abandoned school building from the Puerto Rico…

New Webinar Sessions at the OHL @UPRM!

EnglishEspañolEnglish Are you ready for a series of webinars that will change how you think about and interact with Oral History? The Oral History Lab and the General Library of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, invite you to participate in the free webinar series, Making Oral History: Technical Elements Before and After Interviews.…

OHL Team Presents “Todavía Estamos Aquí” at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

EnglishEspañolEnglish On March 3, 2024, the Oral History Lab (OHL) team at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, showcased their documentary film, Todavía Estamos Aquí, at the prestigious Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. The presentation was a significant part of the Just Futures Institute for Racial and Climate Justice stream, highlighting the intersection of environmental…