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The stories behind meaningful objects – Betsy More

The stories behind meaningful objects – Betsy More

by Mass Humaities | Nov 12, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

Elizabeth (Betsy) More, program director at the Jewish Women’s Archive, explains how the first commercial edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, “exemplifies the power of coming together communally and collectively to tell our stories.” On October 24, we hosted a workshop...
The stories behind meaningful objects – Lani Asunción

The stories behind meaningful objects – Lani Asunción

by Mass Humaities | Nov 11, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

On October 24, Mass Humanities hosted “The Future of Storytelling” workshop in Boston at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Grantees were encouraged to bring in meaningful objects and share their significance with the group, focusing on the influence of these...
The stories behind meaningful objects – Brian Lim

The stories behind meaningful objects – Brian Lim

by Mass Humaities | Nov 8, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

On October 24, Mass Humanities hosted “The Future of Storytelling” workshop in Boston at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Grantees were encouraged to bring in meaningful objects and share their significance with the group, focusing on the influence of these...
Watch: Love Letters to Lawrence

Watch: Love Letters to Lawrence

by Mass Humaities | Oct 2, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

To commemorate our 50th anniversary in 2024, we produced a series of short films that revisit the Mass Humanities archive. Love Letters to Lawrence explores the impact of two major oral history projects that took place in the city of Lawrence—Shifting Gears: The...
Conversations on the Commons: Public History in Our Public Consciousness

Conversations on the Commons: Public History in Our Public Consciousness

by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 6, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons (event), Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences

Friday, May 31, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Dr. Noelle Trent (The Museum of African American History – Boston & Nantucket) and Dr. Margo Shea (Salem State University) During an election year, the media likes to reference...
Clemente students visit MFA Boston for annual trek

Clemente students visit MFA Boston for annual trek

by Mass Humaities | Apr 17, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

In early April, students from the Clemente Course in the Humanities visited the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (MFA) for a day of art appreciation and community building. Students from Springfield, Holyoke, Worcester, Brockton, and New Bedford Clemente sites explored an...
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