Are you curious about working with a community partner or thinking about innovative and authentic ways for students to represent and share their learning? Come learn from Drs. Anna Guevarra and Gayatri Reddy, from the University of Illinois Chicago, who’ve led a unique and enduring community-engaged public history project with undergraduates, Dis/Placements: A People's History of Uptown Chicago, since 2017.

As an example, they “have been learning from members of the Winthrop Avenue Family” who have shared with them “stories of displacement, racism, and segregation…but also of joy, community and collective care.” Drs. Guevarra and Gayatri’s students’ work highlights the power of narrative and visuality in many forms, from digital storytelling to XR/VR, community mapping, photography, and more. How have they shepherded the relationships and the teaching of these successful and tricky assignments? Join us in community for lunch and a presentation.

This event is co-hosted by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement and the Center for Teaching Innovation, and co-sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program and the Public History Initiative.

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