During the fall semester of 2022, a graduate student in the Civic Media program, Peter Midwa, conducted video oral histories with members of the Columbia College Chicago community. This project built upon, and relaunched, the An Oral History of Columbia College Chicago, project conceived by Louis Silverstein in 1997 and completed in 2004. Erin McCarthy, Associate Professor of History, leads this new venture.
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Interview with Ames Hawkins
Peter Midwa
Ames Hawkins, Professor of English and Creative Writing was interviewed by graduate student, Peter Midwa, and discussed aspects of teaching and working at Columbia College Chicago. Length: 57:53 minutes. Transcript: 23 pages.
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Interview with Carmelo Estrrich
Peter Midwa
Carmelo Esterrich, Professor of Humanities and Cultural Studies, was interviewed by graduate student, Peter Midwa, and discussed aspects of teaching and working at Columbia College Chicago. Length: 63:51 minutes. Transcript: 24 pages.
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Interview with Colbey Reid
Peter Midwa
Colbey Reid, Chair of the Fashion Studies, was interviewed by graduate student Peter Midwa, and discussed aspects of teaching and working at Columbia College Chicago. Length: 65:29 minutes. Transcript: 23 pages.
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Interview with Duncan MacKenzie
Peter Midwa
Duncan MacKenzie, Chair of Art | Design, was interviewed by graduate student Peter Midwa, and discussed aspects of teaching and working at Columbia College Chicago. Length: 52:09 minutes. Transcript: 19 pages.
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Interview with Erin McCarthy
Peter Midwa
Erin McCarthy, Associate Professor and, at the time of the interview, Interim Chair of Communication, was interviewed by graduate student, Peter Midwa, and discussed aspects of teaching and working at Columbia College Chicago. Length: 62:13 minutes. Transcript: 21 pages.
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Interview with Natasha Egan
Peter Midwa
Natasha Egan, Executive Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography, was interviewed by graduate student, Peter Midwa, and discussed aspects of working at Columbia College Chicago. Length: 60:50 minutes. Transcript: 22 pages.