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The Usambara Knowledge Project: Place As Archive In A Tanzanian Mountain Range, Chris A. Conte
The Usambara Knowledge Project: Place As Archive In A Tanzanian Mountain Range, Chris A. Conte
History Faculty Publications
The essay chronicles the early phases of a digital history project on landscape change in the mountains of eastern Tanzania. In collecting sources for a land and culture narrative, the project aims ultimately to create an archive that is locally produced in Tanzania and maintained by Utah State University Library's Special Collections and Archives division. The project draws on more than thirty early twentieth-century landscape photographs from the Usambara Mountains in northeastern Tanzania by Walther Dobbertin, a professional photographer living in German East Africa. In the fall of 2015, team members scouted the sites for repeat photographs. The following summer, …
Postkoloniale Solidarität: Alltagsleben Von Ddr-Bürgern In Mosambik, 1979-1990, Katrin Bahr
Postkoloniale Solidarität: Alltagsleben Von Ddr-Bürgern In Mosambik, 1979-1990, Katrin Bahr
Doctoral Dissertations
My dissertation examines the everyday life and work of development workers[1] and their families sent by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to Mozambique between 1979 and 1990. I investigate the issues of state and individual solidarity and the interactions of Germans and Mozambicans within the development projects. Since the GDR did not see itself as a colonial power or an heir to Germany's colonial past, it acquitted itself of the charge of being an exploitative imperialist in its foreign policy. From its perspective, it stood side by side in “solidarity” (Solidarität) with its “brother states” (Bruderstaaten) …
Mdocs Poster-2018 Spring, Photography Workshop With Eric Jenks, Jesse Wakeman
Mdocs Poster-2018 Spring, Photography Workshop With Eric Jenks, Jesse Wakeman
MDOCS Publications
Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 2-4pm:
Document your world: Learn how to compose a compelling photograph using your own camera
Friday, April 13th, 2018 @ 2-4:30pm:
Photo Editing: Bring 3-5 pictures for an introduction to editing with Photoshop
Join Skidmore alum and photographer Eric Jenks for a hands-on workshop on taking and editing compelling photos with any camera.
No experience required!
These workshops are for anyone planning to study abroad, travel over spring break, or explore or document closer to home, and those who have photos ready to share.
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-29, Ventana A Mi Comunidad, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
Mdocs Poster-2017-09-29, Ventana A Mi Comunidad, Jesse Wakeman, Jordana Dym
MDOCS Publications
Eleuterio Martinez Ramirez: Doc Photo Exhibit
October 24, 2017
During the summer, dozens of Skidmore students undertake internships and other opportunities to advance their academic and other interests off campus. In summer 2017, the Megan McAdams-Roldán '08 award for International Community Service, which encourages students to recognize "the value of participating in a summer community service project abroad, " went for the first time to fund a homecoming 'abroad.' Eleuterio Martínez Ramírez applied for and was awarded funds to return to his home community in Mexico to begin to share the skills he had developed in Saratoga Springs as a …
Mdocs Publication-2017-06-08, Photographer To Showcase Project At Skidmore, Joseph Phalen
Mdocs Publication-2017-06-08, Photographer To Showcase Project At Skidmore, Joseph Phalen
MDOCS Publications
"Photographer to showcase project at Skidmore"
The Saratogian
June 8, 2017
Author: Joseph Phelan
From A Traveling Daughter: A Photographic Memoir, Lilian Murnen
From A Traveling Daughter: A Photographic Memoir, Lilian Murnen
Honors Projects
“World sits outside the door, A voice in your heart is calling, The ends of the world await, Traveling daughter, Feel the sunshine on your face, Starlight guides your feet, Earth and Sky will carry you, Journey after journey, One mountain to the next, Voice in your heart is calling.” (Abigail Washburn, “Song of the Traveling Daughter” translated from Mandarin Chinese)
My family keeps me safe, but it is this safety that protects me from the discomfort that is necessary for growth. Like Abigail Washburn’s “voices,” my discontent and my curiosity call me to venture far beyond what I can …
Mdocs Poster-2016-10-28, Eric Jenks Photography Workshop, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
Mdocs Poster-2016-10-28, Eric Jenks Photography Workshop, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
MDOCS Publications
Workshop: DSLR Photography Basics
Fri, October 28 @ 2-4 pm, LIB 113
Still stuck in the auto-function of your DSLR camera? Learn the basics of DSLR photography and get some tips on how to create more engaging, lively images. Led by Eric Jenks, Skidmore alum and Capital region photojournalist.
Mdocs Postcard-2016-10-01, Fall Documentary Photo Talks And Workshops, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
Mdocs Postcard-2016-10-01, Fall Documentary Photo Talks And Workshops, Jordana Dym, Jesse Wakeman
MDOCS Publications
Fall Documentary Photography Talks and Workshops:
Through a native lens: Portraiture, social documentary and narrative in Saratoga
Mon, October 17 @ 7pm, Emerson
On October 17, join Daesha Devón Harris, a Saratoga Springs native and documentary photographer who creates powerful multimedia pieces that speak to social issues in a creative and compelling way. The photos depict subjects not as victims, but instead show them in a light of determination illuminating Daesha's relentless optimism.
Moderated by Robert ParkeHarrison
This event is part of MDOCS' series on portraiture and biography in documentary work. One Monday each month, creators from photography, audio …
Mdocs Poster-2015-11-04, Bill Daniel: Tri-X-Noise, Zhiyu (Michael) Zhou, Sophia Baraschi-Ehrlich
Mdocs Poster-2015-11-04, Bill Daniel: Tri-X-Noise, Zhiyu (Michael) Zhou, Sophia Baraschi-Ehrlich
MDOCS Publications
Event details:
5:30-7pm: DIY Touring & Exhibition Strategies for Visual and Media Artists
Description: Artist Bill Daniel has been touring with bands, film shows, installations and pop-up photo shows for 30 years. In this discussion/workshop, he draws a parallel between DIY music networks and the potential for artists in other disciplines to reach non-traditional art audiences in cities and towns across the US. The logistics of booking and producing road shows will be discussed, as well as designing and developing visual and media-based events that can travel and set up easily. DIY attributes if self-reliance, mutual support and working out …
Mdocs Poster-2015-11-03, Bill Daniel- General Poster, Zhiyu (Michael) Zhou, Sophia Baraschi-Ehrlich
Mdocs Poster-2015-11-03, Bill Daniel- General Poster, Zhiyu (Michael) Zhou, Sophia Baraschi-Ehrlich
MDOCS Publications
Bill Daniel, artist, photographer, documentary and Guggenheim Fellow (2008) visited MDOCS on November 3-4, 2015. A multi-disciplinary activist and self-described hobo filmmaker and phototramp, Daniel offers reporting from the margins in a film screening and pop-up exhibit, and lessons on how to build your own vision and opportunities with a workshop on DIY Touring & Exhibition Strategies for Visual and Media Artists.
Event details:
11/3 @ 7pm: Film Screening: Who is Bozo Texino?
11/4 @ 5:30-7pm: Discussion/Workshop: DIY Touring & Exhibition Strategies for Visual and Media Artists
11/4 @ 7-10pm: Pop-Up Photography Exhibit & Concert: TRI-X NOISE, with Zine Exhibition …
Many Worlds Converge Here: Vision And Identity In American Indian Photography, Alicia L. Harris
Many Worlds Converge Here: Vision And Identity In American Indian Photography, Alicia L. Harris
School of Art, Art History, and Design: Theses and Student Creative Work
Photographs of Native Americans taken by Frank A. Rinehart at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in 1898 were then and continue to be part of the construction of indigenous identities, both by Anglo-Americans and Natives. This thesis analyzes the ramifications of Rinehart’s portraits and those of his peers as well as Native American artists in the 20th and 21st centuries who have sought to re-appropriate these images to make them empowering icons of individual or tribal identity rather than erasure of culture.
This thesis comprises two sections. In the first section, the analysis is focused on the historical …
Interview Of Eugene Colucci, Eugene Colucci, Robert G. Seelhorst Jr
Interview Of Eugene Colucci, Eugene Colucci, Robert G. Seelhorst Jr
All Oral Histories
Abstract
Mr. Eugene Colucci (b. 1948) is a Spanish teacher at Buena Regional High School in Atlantic County, New Jersey. This is his twentieth year as an educator at BRHS in the New Jersey public school system. Before this, Mr. Colucci spent nineteen years teaching in the Catholic school system of Philadelphia (St. Peter’s Elementary, Bishop Neumann High School, and St. Maria Goretti High School). He has a unique perspective because he spent so much time in both the public and private school environments. He describes his youth in the Catholic school system of Philadelphia and describes growing up in …