Event Title
Gullah Geechee Cultural Conservation Project
Event Type
Presentation
Location
Hicks Dining Hall
Start Date
5-3-2020 12:30 PM
End Date
5-3-2020 1:30 PM
Description
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Conservation Project is bringing together thousands of video, audio, and archival documents that range from the 18th century to the present from the Library of Congress, South Carolina Historical Society, and Coastal Carolina University. The project will result in an archive and several virtual reality experiences of Gullah Geechee communities up and down the South Carolina coast. Representatives from the NHPRC National Archives-funded project will showcase their early drafts of the virtual heritage experiences for feedback. Athenaeum Press students include Joseph Bell, Emily Brenner, Desiree Calhoun, Alli Capello, Kristian Clark, Shyla Duff, Jayson Hicks, Kyle Malanowski, Tori Peck, Salem Schnur, Brandon Smalls, and Cameron Ward)
Recommended Citation
Crawford, Eric; Crandell, Alli; Bergeron, Sue; and Bacon, Scott, "Gullah Geechee Cultural Conservation Project" (2020). International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference. 2.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/iggad/2020/projects/2
Gullah Geechee Cultural Conservation Project
Hicks Dining Hall
The Gullah Geechee Cultural Conservation Project is bringing together thousands of video, audio, and archival documents that range from the 18th century to the present from the Library of Congress, South Carolina Historical Society, and Coastal Carolina University. The project will result in an archive and several virtual reality experiences of Gullah Geechee communities up and down the South Carolina coast. Representatives from the NHPRC National Archives-funded project will showcase their early drafts of the virtual heritage experiences for feedback. Athenaeum Press students include Joseph Bell, Emily Brenner, Desiree Calhoun, Alli Capello, Kristian Clark, Shyla Duff, Jayson Hicks, Kyle Malanowski, Tori Peck, Salem Schnur, Brandon Smalls, and Cameron Ward)