Delaware Afro-Latina oral histories collection

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Identifier: MSS 0661

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Delaware Afro-Latina oral histories collection

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Scope and Content Note

This collection of raw and edited footage of interviews of Newark, Delaware, area Afro-Latinas was created in Spring 2009 by students in the WOMS 410 at the University of Delaware. Included are Mini-DV tapes containing raw footage of the interviews and DVDs containing the edited interviews.

The topics covered in the interviews with these ten Delaware Afro-Latinas range from childhood, ethnic identity, and upbringing to career goals and social advocacy. The interviews were originally recorded onto Mini-DV tapes. Two interviews are accompanied by DVDs containing the raw, unedited footage. All ten interviews are accompanied by production DVDs containing approximately two to three minute-long edited interviews, which are interspersed with images and music.

Brief biographical profiles of selected interviewees are available in finding aid contents list.

Dates

Creation: 2009

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/

Historical Note

In the Spring Semester of 2009, Alvina Quintana, Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Delaware, taught the course WOMS 410: The Study of Women's Studies: Pedagogy, Activism, and Material Culture. The course was a capstone course for Women's Studies majors who are about to graduate and explored the links between research and feminist activism, utilizing video production and the program Second Life. This course involved videotaping interviews of ten Afro-Latinas in the Greater Newark (Delaware) area. Twenty students in groups of two produced three-minute video documentaries drawn from their 60-90 minute interviews. A temporary exhibit on the project was hosted by the Center for Material Culture and in Second Life. Six documentaries were featured in an online exhibition, hosted in Second Life, and the exhibition was presented to the public on May 28, 2009, in a program at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington.

"Latinas Speak Out,"El Tiempo Hispano, June 5, 2009, 9.Claire Gould "Students use software for class, tours,"The Review, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 136.Further historical information derived from the collection.

Extent

15 miniDV cassette

9 DVD

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection of raw and edited footage of interviews of Newark, Delaware, area Afro-Latinas was created in Spring 2009 by students in a Women's Studies course (WOMS 410) at the University of Delaware. Included are Mini-DV tapes containing raw footage of the interviews and DVDs containing the edited interviews.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by interviewee last name.

Source

Gift of Alvina Quintana, 2009.

Materials Available in Alternative Format

Access streaming video of the oral histories by following the links in the finding aid. The digitized video files are available in JSTOR. The closed captioning is primarily machine generated and may contain occasional inaccuracies in spelling.

NOTE: We are in the process of transitioning where our digital collections are housed. During this time, links to Artstor should directly forward you to the materials' new location in JSTOR. If you encounter any issues, please contact Special Collections using our AskSpec webform.