A Community Conversation: Researching Cultural Heritage and Conversation on Cumberland Island, Georgia
Event Type
Panel Discussion
Location
Brooks Stadium
Start Date
6-3-2020 12:30 PM
End Date
6-3-2020 1:30 PM
Description
The University of South Carolina is partnering with the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission and the National Park Service to conduct a special history study of the African American communities on Cumberland Island and the surrounding mainland. A major goal of this project seeks to compile a collection of primary and secondary resources (in the form of documentary records and oral histories) that contribute to an understanding of how the history of Cumberland Island was influenced by the Gullah Geechee residents who lived there. This roundtable discussion is meant to bring together conference participants to help develop our research agenda. The panel is specifically looking for community collaboration and feedback on guiding research questions, networking strategies, and analysis and interpretation methodologies, in an effort to generate a community-identified focus on project priorities and future research. This event is sponsored by the Michie Fund and the Department of Anthropology and Geography.
Recommended Citation
Goldberg, Kelly; Fogle, Kevin; Hodges, Heather; and Spann, Keilah, "A Community Conversation: Researching Cultural Heritage and Conversation on Cumberland Island, Georgia" (2020). International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference. 2.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/iggad/2020/panelpresentations/2
A Community Conversation: Researching Cultural Heritage and Conversation on Cumberland Island, Georgia
Brooks Stadium
The University of South Carolina is partnering with the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission and the National Park Service to conduct a special history study of the African American communities on Cumberland Island and the surrounding mainland. A major goal of this project seeks to compile a collection of primary and secondary resources (in the form of documentary records and oral histories) that contribute to an understanding of how the history of Cumberland Island was influenced by the Gullah Geechee residents who lived there. This roundtable discussion is meant to bring together conference participants to help develop our research agenda. The panel is specifically looking for community collaboration and feedback on guiding research questions, networking strategies, and analysis and interpretation methodologies, in an effort to generate a community-identified focus on project priorities and future research. This event is sponsored by the Michie Fund and the Department of Anthropology and Geography.
Comments
Introductions: David Palmer and Carolyn Dillian, Coastal Carolina University