Archiving the Stories of the 2018 West Virginia Teachers' Strike
Start Date
7-10-2018 10:15 AM
End Date
7-10-2018 11:45 AM
Description
In February of 2018, teachers and school personnel across West Virginia went on strike, shutting down schools in all 55 of the state’s counties. As the school year ended, teachers began to reflect on their experiences, and many expressed the desire to have their stories recorded. To answer this need, an interdisciplinary group at West Virginia University began developing a digital exhibit that provides the strike’s participants with a platform where they can share their stories by contributing photos, videos, oral recordings, social media exchanges, and written accounts of the events. This exhibit provides both researchers and the public with access to stories at the center of the strike that may not have otherwise been heard. In order to ensure that teachers’ accounts are accessible to future generations, materials from the digital exhibit will be archived in the West Virginia & Regional History Center at the WVU Libraries.
Keywords
labor history, west virginia, teacher strike, omeka
Creative Commons License
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Type
Presentation
Session
#s1f, moderator Jason Snyder
Language
eng
Location
Elaine Langone Center, 241
Archiving the Stories of the 2018 West Virginia Teachers' Strike
Elaine Langone Center, 241
In February of 2018, teachers and school personnel across West Virginia went on strike, shutting down schools in all 55 of the state’s counties. As the school year ended, teachers began to reflect on their experiences, and many expressed the desire to have their stories recorded. To answer this need, an interdisciplinary group at West Virginia University began developing a digital exhibit that provides the strike’s participants with a platform where they can share their stories by contributing photos, videos, oral recordings, social media exchanges, and written accounts of the events. This exhibit provides both researchers and the public with access to stories at the center of the strike that may not have otherwise been heard. In order to ensure that teachers’ accounts are accessible to future generations, materials from the digital exhibit will be archived in the West Virginia & Regional History Center at the WVU Libraries.
Comments
Project site is located at https://omekas.lib.wvu.edu/omeka-s/s/west-virginia-teacher-strike/page/about