Remember 1968 Exhibit
1968 was a pivotal year of great turbulence in global history. In fact, Life Magazine references 1968 as “the year that changed the world.” In the United States, Black Freedom Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, as was Robert F. Kennedy, younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, and a candidate for the same office. An unpopular war was raging in Southeast Asia, and uprisings in major U.S. cities were sparked after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was supporting a labor strike by black sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. College students in the U.S. played a major role in confronting the racist power structure and other forms of social injustice of the day. Examples of this can be found in the actions of students at Columbia and Howard Universities who occupied buildings to protest administrative policies that perpetuated discrimination. In Orangeburg, South Carolina, 3 young black men were killed after police opened fire on a group of South Carolina State College students protesting a racially segregated bowling alley near campus. In 2018, just 50 years later, college students are navigating instances where they are face to face with a society that at times mirrors the socio-political atmosphere of 1968. With this in mind, the tides of resistance and awareness have become exponentially important to scholars who study the field of higher education.
We are curating a traveling, interactive exhibit, with an online component that highlights the year 1968, with particular emphasis on the sociopolitical contexts of higher education. This exhibit will highlight a timeline of the year 1968, focusing on six overlapping areas that parallel present day issues on college campuses: Gun Violence, Freedom of Speech, Student Activism, Global/Local Resistance, Patriotism, and Organizing. As a travelling exhibit, a wide array of audiences will have an opportunity to experience an unique exhibit that will: 1) allow visitors to explore the rich social and political complexities of the year 1968; 2) gather diverse audiences of educators, students and community members to experience a site of remembrance, focusing on 1968; 3) capture key events of 1968 on college campuses and connect their present day relevance to these same contexts fifty years later; 4) prompt visitors continued engagement through an online platform in campus advocacy and active resistance for social justice within a contemporary sociopolitical context.
We are curating a traveling, interactive exhibit, with an online component that highlights the year 1968, with particular emphasis on the sociopolitical contexts of higher education. This exhibit will highlight a timeline of the year 1968, focusing on six overlapping areas that parallel present day issues on college campuses: Gun Violence, Freedom of Speech, Student Activism, Global/Local Resistance, Patriotism, and Organizing. As a travelling exhibit, a wide array of audiences will have an opportunity to experience an unique exhibit that will: 1) allow visitors to explore the rich social and political complexities of the year 1968; 2) gather diverse audiences of educators, students and community members to experience a site of remembrance, focusing on 1968; 3) capture key events of 1968 on college campuses and connect their present day relevance to these same contexts fifty years later; 4) prompt visitors continued engagement through an online platform in campus advocacy and active resistance for social justice within a contemporary sociopolitical context.
Visit the Remember 1968 Exhibit at the 2018 Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference
November 15-17, 2018 in Tampa, Florida.
November 15-17, 2018 in Tampa, Florida.
Click the image above to view a sample of the "Remember 1968" Exhibit
This exhibit is generously funded by the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute. The exhibit debut is one of several initiatives from the Association of the Study of Higher Education, under ASHE President, Lori Patton Davis.
"Remember 1968" Exhibit Team:
Grantees
Dr. Lori Patton Davis
Primary Investigator Co-Curator |
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Dr. Modupe Labode
Project Consultant |
Dr. Ronda C. Henry Anthony
Project Consultant |
Dr. Rebecca K. Shrum
Project Consultant |
Graduate Student Researchers
Angel Nathan, Indiana University, Bloomington
Berenice Sanchez, Indiana University, Bloomington
Breanna N. Brown, University of Denver
Christen Priddie, Indiana University, Bloomington
Collin Perryman, University of South Carolina
Donte’ Miller, Indiana University, Bloomington
Ellise Smith, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Francena Turner, University of Illinois
Jari Minnett, University of Illinois
Kevin Bazner, Texas A&M
Marielisbet “Lisa” Perez, University of Illinois
Megan Covington, Indiana University, Bloomington
Nicole M. DelMastro-Jeffery, University of Illinois
Sacha Sharp, Indiana University, Bloomington
Theopolies Moton, III, University of Illinois
Wende’ Ferguson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Berenice Sanchez, Indiana University, Bloomington
Breanna N. Brown, University of Denver
Christen Priddie, Indiana University, Bloomington
Collin Perryman, University of South Carolina
Donte’ Miller, Indiana University, Bloomington
Ellise Smith, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Francena Turner, University of Illinois
Jari Minnett, University of Illinois
Kevin Bazner, Texas A&M
Marielisbet “Lisa” Perez, University of Illinois
Megan Covington, Indiana University, Bloomington
Nicole M. DelMastro-Jeffery, University of Illinois
Sacha Sharp, Indiana University, Bloomington
Theopolies Moton, III, University of Illinois
Wende’ Ferguson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
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