LLC30: Culture and Democracy in Nineteenth-Century New York
About
A group of 19th-Century scholars interested in studying and bringing to life the dynamic interplay of race, gender, reform, religion, politics, art, and literature in 19th-century New York.
Open to New People
Active since: 2019
- Syracuse University
- Cornell University
Collaborative Goals
We are a group of scholars who investigate site-specific pedagogical and research projects about the places where culture and democracy were actively pursued in nineteenth-century New York, including museums and underground railroad sites, and the people and collectives who pursued them. We combine seminar activities with invited speakers and engage in conversations that support ongoing archival work at each of our host campuses. Past activities have included symposiums on Black print culture and the Colored Conventions Movement with Gabrielle Forman through Syracuse University; Mutual Aid Societies with Brit Rusert; and events coordinated with member Derrick Spires’ archival exhibit "Black Print, Black Speculation in the Nineteenth-Century U.S." at Cornell.
Group Organizers
Group Members
- Gerard Aching, Professor, African Studies, Cornell University
- Jeffrey Adams, Graduate Student, Syracuse University
- Alex Black, Associate Professor, English, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Kimiyo Bremer, Ph.D. Student in History of Art, Cornell University
- Charline Jao, Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
- Madeline Krumel, Graduate Student, Syracuse University
- Will Marple, Graduate Student, Syracuse University
- Chanté Morris, Ph.D. Student, Cornell University
- Seth Murray, Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
- Jon Parmenter, Professor, History, Cornell University
- Patty Roylance, Syracuse University
- Joan Shelley Rubin, Professor, History, University of Rochester
- Derrick Spires, Cornell University
- Lenora Warren, Professor, Cornell University
- Mary Grace Albanese, Professor, SUNY Binghamton
- Crystal Donkor, Professor, English, SUNY New Paltz
- Matt Seybold, Professor, Elmira College
- Susannah Sharpless, Ph.D. student, Cornell University
- Kyhl Stephen, Ph.D. student, Cornell University
Activities
Black Print, Black Art, Black Activism in the 19th century U.S.
Sept. 20, 2024, 9 a.m.
Graduate Student Panels with Britt Rusert
Sept. 30, 2023, 9 a.m.
Britt Rusert Lecture
Sept. 29, 2023, 4:30 p.m.