CIS News: Underground Rhode Island: Lost and Unknown Stories

Underground Rhode Island: Lost and Unknown Stories

Posted on March 20, 2006 08:58 AM

Underground Rhode Island: Lost and Unknown Stories is an exploration of arts and culture in Rhode Island from a perspective that deviates from the mainstream. Each year, Professor Paul Buhle (American
Civilization) tasks his students with creating oral histories of notable Rhode Islanders, capturing in the subject's own words his or her perspectives and life experiences. While most students focus on the arts -- interviewing musicians, painters, and playwrights -- the collection also includes champions of Deaf culture, socially-aware attorneys, and other notable locals.

This was STG's first project-level collaboration with the Brown University Library's Center for Digital Initiatives (CDI). Patrick Yott and Anne Caldwell in CDI worked closely with STG's Kerri Hicks to integrate the library's cataloging knowledge and storage-and- retrieval resources with STG's expertise in information architecture, data analysis, programming, and interface design. Several students also contributed research and design efforts to the project, including Erik Resly '08, one of STG's student employees.

You will find audio interviews, transcripts, and photograps of some of Rhode Island's most famous and infamous residents, including Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads, journalist Rudy Cheeks, actors Bob Colonna and Peter Gerety, AS220 founder Bert Crenca, and dozens of others.

http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/undergroundri/

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CIS News « Be Wary of Phishing Messages from the IRS and the Social Security Administration \| Main \| VPN Client 4.9 for Mac » Underground Rhode Island: Lost and Unknown Stories Posted on March 20, 2006 08:58 AM Underground Rhode Island: Lost and Unknown Stories is an exploration of arts and culture in Rhode Island from a perspective that deviates from the mainstream. Each year, Professor Paul Buhle (American Civilization) tasks his students with creating oral histories of notable Rhode Islanders, capturing in the subject's own words his or her perspectives and life experiences. While most students focus on the arts -- interviewing musicians, painters, and playwrights -- the collection also includes champions of Deaf culture, socially-aware attorneys, and other notable locals. This was STG's first project-level collaboration with the Brown University Library's Center for Digital Initiatives (CDI). Patrick Yott and Anne Caldwell in CDI worked closely with STG's Kerri Hicks to integrate the library's cataloging knowledge and storage-and- retrieval resources with STG's expertise in information architecture, data analysis, programming, and interface design. Several students also contributed research and design efforts to the project, including Erik Resly '08, one of STG's student employees. You will find audio interviews, transcripts, and photograps of some of Rhode Island's most famous and infamous residents, including Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads, journalist Rudy Cheeks, actors Bob Colonna and Peter Gerety, AS220 founder Bert Crenca, and dozens of others. http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/undergroundri/
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