{"id":6705,"date":"2021-08-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.tamu.edu.staging2.juiceboxint.com\/news\/2021\/08\/18\/summer-scholar-program-to-feature-study-of-black-and-indigenous-historical-narratives\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T13:27:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T18:27:04","slug":"summer-scholar-program-to-feature-study-of-black-and-indigenous-historical-narratives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/news\/2021\/08\/18\/summer-scholar-program-to-feature-study-of-black-and-indigenous-historical-narratives\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer scholar program to feature study of Black and indigenous historical narratives"},"content":{"rendered":"
Scholars from higher education institutions across the country will explore Black and indigenous historical narratives that are part of the founding of the U.S. in a three-week program co-led by Andrea Roberts, Texas A&M assistant professor of urban planning<\/a>.<\/p>\n The June 12 \u2013 July 1, 2022 institute, \u201cTowards a People\u2019s History of Landscape,\u201d will take place at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C. It\u2019s funded by a $200K grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports research, education, preservation, and programs in academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture.<\/p>\n The institute will focus on a scholarly approach that puts \u201cplace\u201d at the center of historic narratives, said Roberts.<\/p>\n \u201cPlace is not only a geographical site but a critical agent in shaping human behavior and social, environmental, and cultural relationships,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n