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What roles do race, racism, and power play in the production of history? How can we better understand the diversity and complexity of American experiences? What kinds of histories and … Read moreCourse Spotlight – Hidden in Plain Sight: Public History in Public Space
The Berkeley Office of Arts + Design (A+D) has 3 exciting new positions for students! Join our team in fostering a campus culture of creativity! For all positions, email Evelyn Thorne at evelynthorne@berkeley.edu to apply. … Read more[Student Job Opportunities] Berkeley Office of Arts + Design (A+D)
This summer, students will explore monuments and memory in the course Hidden in Plain Sight: Public History in Public Space taught by Dr. Catherine Covey. Hidden in Plain Sight will explore … Read moreExploring Monuments and Memory in Summer Course, Hidden in Plain Sight
This summer, Future Histories Lab students enrolled in Archiving as Social Justice Practice will work with The Freedom Archives to explore how archival practices support social justice scholarship. Taught by … Read moreStudents to Work with The Freedom Archives to Explore how Archival Practices Support Social Justice Scholarship
Location: Wurster Gallery, Bauer Wurster Hall (formerly Wurster Hall) Come see student projects in filmmaking, augmented reality, art installations, and oral history created in recent Future Histories Lab courses. Faculty … Read moreFuture Histories Lab Student Showcase
An architect, two theater directors, a scholar of displacement, and two Oakland community leaders joined Future Histories Lab Creative Director Susan Moffat for a wide-ranging conversation about gentrification, community agency, … Read moreAugust 20, 2021 Porch Stories: Conversations About Urban Change
Read Melody Chang’s essay here. The Fall 2021 Colloquium, “Techniques and Technologies of Place-Based Storytelling,” will be offered Mondays, 11:00 – 12:29 pm in Bauer-Wurster Hall, Room 214B, on the UC … Read moreMaster’s of City Planning Student Melody Chang on Why She’s Bringing Together Place-based Storytellers in These Times
Video Production Student AssistantJob Title: Video Production Student AssistantCommitment : 5-10 hours / weekCompensation: $16.32/ hour About Us: Future Histories Lab is an interdisciplinary program at UC Berkeley based at … Read moreFuture Histories Lab is Hiring a Video Production Student Assistant
Future Histories Lab’s fall colloquium, Topics in City and Metropolitan Planning: planning Place-Based Storytelling Techniques and Technologies, will explore techniques of place-based storytelling through a series of guest speakers who … Read moreEnroll in our Fall Colloquium!
Students in Susan Moffat’s ‘Ghosts and Visions’ course created a mile-long series of installations and an audio and augmented reality tour at an old landfill on San Francisco Bay. The downloadable walking … Read more‘Monument to Extraction’ Featured in Berkeleyside