In the summer of 2023, CHPS organized the third cycle of its Public Humanities Internship Program for Ph.D. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Working closely with a site mentor on a specific project, Ph.D. students expanded their professional skills and networked while gaining meaningful humanistic work experiences beyond an academic setting. Four interns connected their academic research and skills to host organizations in mutually beneficial relationships. The program was co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Margaret and Robert Rothman Endowment, and the University Press of Florida.
Danillo Ramon Ramos Nisio (Political Science) created content at TeachRock, Rock and Roll Forever Foundation. Felipe González-Silva (English) was a curriculum developer and program assistant for the Hippodrome Theatre. James Gillespie (Philosophy) worked as an outreach assistant at the University Press of Florida. Kevin Artiga (English) developed augmented reality engagement programs for the A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center. The four interns gained valuable professional experience and contributed to local public humanities projects.
“This internship experience has been solidifying my ‘undercommons’ impulse for finding and fostering spaces where intellectual and communal growth happens outside academia. I find it crucial to remind myself about the valuable spaces that thrive outside the rigid confines of the university system. The program at The Hippodrome brings about these often-abstract ideals. It realizes the expressive and transformative value of art. It merges it inextricably with values and endeavors such as restorative justice and practices, equity, and liberation.”
— Felipe González-Silva
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