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Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

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Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

By Taylor Bailey :: In the epilogue of his spectacular history of American wildlife film Reel Nature, environmental historian Gregg Mitman observes: “We no longer work with animals, we predominately watch them.” Whether the act of watching animals be on film or television, at zoos or aquariums, or on the internet, Mitman’s astute conclusion makesContinue Reading Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

Neverbuilt Portland State | Imagining the past futures of Oregon’s largest university

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Neverbuilt Portland State | Imagining the past futures of Oregon’s largest university

By Madelyn Miller ::   The “neverbuilt” is a term describing building and design projects that were never realized, or were realized but in a compromised state. My first exposure to the study of the unrealized came when I started working at the Portland State Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Archive (AECA) in June 2016, whileContinue Reading Neverbuilt Portland State | Imagining the past futures of Oregon’s largest university

Historic Preservation and Collective Memory | Preservation as an Agent of Social Justice

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Historic Preservation and Collective Memory | Preservation as an Agent of Social Justice

By Kira Lesley :: I interned with the Architectural Heritage Center, located in the Southeast Portland Historic District. Although my research interests involve Portland’s development and land use,  I have only recently approached land use history’s intersection with historic preservation.  My work with PSU Public History graduate and current Education Manager for the Architectural HeritageContinue Reading Historic Preservation and Collective Memory | Preservation as an Agent of Social Justice