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

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

The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board

The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board

    By Evan Smiley ::   In 1982, The Black United Front along with other members and leaders of the black community protested the Portland School Board’s decision to place Harriet Tubman Middle School at the Boise Elementary School site. The Tubman location decision clearly exemplified institutional racism, and the demonstrations following the decisionContinue Reading The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board

Professor Chia Yin Hsu on XRAY In The Morning | FBI Director James Comey & Inquiry on Russia

Professor Chia Yin Hsu on XRAY In The Morning | FBI Director James Comey & Inquiry on Russia

XRAY In The Morning | Tuesday — March 22nd, 2017 On Monday, FBI Director James Comey confirmed the agency has been investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign team. Turns out the investigation has been taking place since last July. To help us understand the impact of Comey’s statement and other assertions made during Monday’sContinue Reading Professor Chia Yin Hsu on XRAY In The Morning | FBI Director James Comey & Inquiry on Russia

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

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

No, sir, I will not yield! | Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO

No, sir, I will not yield! | Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO

No, sir, I will not yield! Hosted by: Joe Uris Produced by: KBOO Program: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show Air date: Tue, 03/14/2017 8:00am to 9:00am   Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO   Joe welcomes Portland State University History Professor David A. Horowitz to KBOO to put this whole thing in perspective. WhereContinue Reading No, sir, I will not yield! | Professor David A. Horowitz on KBOO

Corinne Rupp & Maddie Mott | History Students & Museum Professionals

Corinne Rupp & Maddie Mott | History Students & Museum Professionals

In this episode, two lovely and lively women share their experience as new museum professionals at the Clackamas County Historical Society’s Museum of the Oregon Territory. Corinne Rupp graduated with her Bachelor’s in History from PSU in 2016 and is the Director of Programs. Maddie Mott will graduate in June and is the Development Coordinator.Continue Reading Corinne Rupp & Maddie Mott | History Students & Museum Professionals

LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities Lecture by Andrew Johnstone, King’s College, London WHEN: Friday, April 14, 2017 | 1pm WHERE: Portland State University Millar Library | RM 160   The growing pains for digital history have recently become impossible to ignore. As the threats of technological obsolescence and media saturation growContinue Reading LECTURE | Eventually, the Sky Will Fall: The Crisis of Sustainability in the Digital Humanities

Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest

Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest

By Taylor Bailey :: On March 11, 1967, the California condor was placed on the Endangered Species List. The largest flying land bird in the North America was determined to be “threatened with extinction” in the first report of its kind compiled in accordance with the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. At the time,Continue Reading Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest