{"id":4013,"date":"2020-07-23T13:25:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T17:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/fromthenest\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2020-07-23T15:31:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:31:46","slug":"from-off-your-shelf-summer-reading-to-audio-shelfie-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/fromthenest\/2020\/07\/23\/from-off-your-shelf-summer-reading-to-audio-shelfie-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"From Off-Your-Shelf Summer Reading to Audio Shelfie Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Wondering what Trin students are up to this summer\u2014especially while doing much of their work and research remotely? We asked Esther Appiah ’21, and Max Norteman ’23 to share a little about their experience taking a Public Humanities Collaborative (PHC)<\/a><\/strong> course, which is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<\/strong><\/a>, and taken through The Center for Hartford Engagement & Research (aka CHER)<\/strong><\/a> at Trinity College. For those who are unfamiliar, PHC courses at Trin are summer research opportunities that bring together students, faculty, and individuals and organizations in the local Hartford area to work on public humanities projects\u2014the study of how people interpret stories of shared human experiences.<\/p>\n

Esther and Max applied for the ten-week research experience and were matched with a faculty member already working with a research topic that both Bants were interested in\u2014in this case, podcasting and storytelling. Dr. Mary Mahoney, Trin’s Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities<\/a> <\/strong>(who also happens to be an alumna of the class of 2009), was the perfect match for Esther and Max because of the love for reading and fostering empathetic communities that all three of these Bants share.<\/p>\n

Here is what Esther and Max had to say about their current project, Audio Shelfie, and their request for the Trin community to participate in their research:<\/h6>\n

Audio Shelfie<\/a><\/strong> is a storytelling project by Dr. Mahoney designed to foster empathy by posing questions about specific readings and then collecting stories from participants about what that reading experience helped them understand about themselves. It is an in-depth dive or self-reflection. We believe talking about books and reading experiences helps us to connect with others by fostering a sense of community. And we want YOU, in our Trinity community to participate in this project! We are looking to collect submissions through the start of August 2020. If you are looking to learn more about Audio Shelfie, check out our past interviews on Instagram @audioshelfie<\/a><\/strong>. Click here to listen<\/a><\/strong> to a sample Audio Shelfie, and then submit your own story here<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n