A compendium of all the presentations the OHL @UPRM has been a part of.
EnglishEspañolEnglish Oral History Lab Director Ricia Anne Chansky has been selected as one of the “20 of the best climate storytellers from around the world” to be featured in the Climate Storytellers’ Summit cohosted by the My Climate Story Project; the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication; the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the…
EnglishEspañolEnglish Oral History Lab Director Ricia Anne Chansky has been selected as one of the “20 of the best climate storytellers from around the world” to be featured in the Climate Storytellers’ Summit cohosted by the My Climate Story Project; the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication; the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the…
EnglishEspañolEnglish Pictured from left to right: Zaira Arvelo Alicea, (UPRM), Ricia Anne Chansky, (UPRM), José Morales Benítez, (UPRM), Lorel Cubano Santiago (PerlArte), Pluma Bárbara (CAMJI Lares) At the recent 2025 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Puerto Rico Section Conference, panelists from the OHL and the community came together to discuss the work being done to protect…
EnglishEspañolEnglish The OHL will be present at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Puerto Rico Section Conference, which will take place at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez campus from March 27 to 29, 2025. This Land is Ours: Panel Presentation Learn about the work being done to protect the land in Lares and…
EnglishEspañolEnglish The OHL will be present at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Puerto Rico Section Conference, which will take place at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez campus from March 27 to 29, 2025. Todavía Estamos Aquí: Screening and Discussion Join us for the screening of Todavía Estamos Aquí, a documentary based on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EnglishEspañolEnglish In a compelling presentation that captivated audiences at Casper College, Ricia Anne Chansky, Director of the Oral History Lab @ UPRM, took the stage at the Wyoming Humanities Festival to share her insights on the intertwining paths of nature and narrative. The festival, themed “Human/Nature,” ran from February 20 through February 24, 2024, attracting…