Grants

What I did:

Organized a week-long program with 2 colleagues across 3 institutions to generate cultural comparisons of visual and literary representations of Black womanhood in France and in the US. Obtained total of $5,000 in grant (Mellon Partners in Humanities Education) and departmental financial support (Vanderbilt University) to invite a scholar for a cross-campus screening and discussion. Served as co-writer of grant proposal and sole writer of report.

 

Why I did it:

To consider the ways in which literature and art respond to structural and social injustices and to encourage students to create their own similar visual and oral testimonies.

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Impact:

Generated cumulative audience of 150+ and strengthened university curriculum by inviting professors to include the program as part of their courses.

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You can read more about the event in my blog post to the right. 

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The grant proposal and report are available upon request (rk.bostow@gmail.com).