Kōrero Mai: Three Approaches to Collecting Disaster Narratives
Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
Heritage Room, 4118
Level 4, Homer Babbidge Library
Join researchers from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury to learn about three digital humanities projects that collected and analyzed the stories and memories of the people of Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand after earthquakes devastated the city in 2010-2011. QuakeBox’s mobile recording studio invited passers-by to “Kōrero mai. Tell us your earthquake story.” Women’s Voices, a community-led oral history project, focused on the earthquake stories of women. And Understanding Place connected stories to place, mapping participants’ movements through 600 hectares of damaged land designated “red zone” and cleared of houses. The panelists will discuss the challenges and successes of each of these projects and reflect on the tools and processes used to explore the data. More info: https://greenhousestudios.uconn.edu/blog/greenhouse-studios-collaboration-with-the-university-of-canterbury
For more information, contact: Clarissa Ceglio at clarissa.ceglio@uconn.edu