Martha Ann Sandweiss (born March 29, 1954)[1] is an American historian, with particular interests in the history of the American West, visual culture, and public history. She is a professor of History at Princeton University, and the author of several books.[2] Sandweiss is the Founder and Project Director of the Princeton & Slavery Project, a large-scale investigation into Princeton University's historical ties to the institution of slavery.[3]
Martha Ann Sandweiss | |
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| Born | March 29, 1954 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College (BA) Yale University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | Princeton University |
Princeton & Slavery Project edit
The Princeton & Slavery Project began with an undergraduate research seminar Sandweiss taught in spring 2013, and has since grown to comprise a website and public programming events in Princeton, New Jersey.[4] The Project website launched on November 6, 2017, and currently includes more than 90 scholarly essays, a digital archive of hundreds of historical sources, video interviews with Princeton University alumni, and other multimedia tools and features.[4] A scholarly symposium presenting Project findings was held in November 2017, beginning with a keynote speech by Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and including panels discussing the Project's research and its implications for the study of slavery in the United States.[5] As part of the symposium, the McCarter Theatre in Princeton commissioned and premiered seven original short plays based on collaboration with Project researchers.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Martha A. Sandweiss". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors (Collection). Gale. 2010. ISBN 9780787639952. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ "Martha A. Sandweiss". Department of History. Princeton University. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (November 6, 2017). "Princeton Digs Deep Into Its Fraught Racial History". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "About Princeton & Slavery". The Princeton & Slavery Project. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Princeton and Slavery Symposium explores U.S. history 'writ small,' reveals 'powerful and fruitful' research". Princeton University. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (November 6, 2017). "Putting the Ghosts of Princeton's Racial Past Onstage". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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