As a doctoral student in the History of Art department, my research is broadly concerned with 20th century architectural avant-gardes and social housing in Western…
Category: Student Researchers: Stories and Project Ethics
Vanita Seed: Academic Research and the Legacy of Abolitionism
Arguably one of the most famous social justice movements in modern history, the Civil Rights Movement, set out to change the status of African Americans…
Gabrielle French: The Carceral State and Academia: Tensions and Ethics
As a nearly-graduated MSW student, I have had a lifetime of experiences with academia. I have spent semester upon semester researching the different facets of…
Chloe Carlson: Navigating Our Humanities Research Project
In all honesty, I never critically looked at the issues of incarceration and carcerality until I became a student at the University of Michigan. I…
Charlie Fater: Audiences and Intentions in Ethical Research
I’m an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan studying Cultural Anthropology and Museum Studies. I joined the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project after taking…
Bridget Grier: Research, Storytelling, and Audience Interpretation
Bridget Grier is a member of the Documenting Prison Education and Arts research team. She is a law student at the University of Michigan and…
Sophie Ordway: Reaching Audiences through Humility and Respect
My name is Sophie Ordway and I am a Master’s level candidate in the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan. My practice…