Mentor Areas
Amber N. Wiley is a Presidential Associate Professor in Historic Preservation and the Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites (CPCRS). Her research interests center on the social aspects of design and how it affects urban communities – architecture as a literal and figural structure of power. She focuses on the ways local and national bodies have made the claim for the dominating narrative and collective memory of cities and examines how preservation and public history contribute to the creation and maintenance of the identity and sense of place of a city. Her publications cover African American and African diasporic cultural heritage, urbanism in New Orleans, school design, urban renewal, and preservation.
Description:
The Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites (CPCRS) advances the understanding and sustainable conservation of heritage places commemorating American civil rights histories and Black heritage. Our focus is on the long Black freedom struggle in the United States, from the founding of the country to the present, though we recognize that important civil rights histories and legacies draw on many other experiences in the US and abroad.
Preferred Qualifications
- Archival research,
- Writing
- Strong communication skills
- Photo documentation
- Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, GIS
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. The Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Senior, Junior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
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Yes
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Yes
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