Displacement Project
Displacement is a global crisis that affects millions of lives, both historically and today. In this project, we have turned to the archives of the Sisters of the Holy Cross to tell these stories—the stories of those displaced from their homes by violence, war, and political conflict, and the stories of those women who heeded the call to serve. We focus on the sisters’ close work with refugees and displaced persons during the American Civil War (1861-65) and the refugee crises in Cambodia (1979-80), Lebanon (1982-83), and El Salvador (1983-86).
Explore more with the project's website.
Presentation of Work
This project was presented on Nov. 3, 2021 in the Cushwa Leighton Library, where attendees had the opportunity to discuss the history of the Sisters of the Holy Cross's work with refugees, as well as interact with archival materials.
The project has also been shared with a wider audience through digital exhibitions and articles. Read Dr. Laura Williamson's description of the project above, and then check out the narrative digitization work done by the students of the Digital Humanities Project Lab here.
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- Displacement Project Details
- Contributor
- Community collaborators for this project include the South Bend History Museum and United Religious Community of St. Joseph County.
- The History Museum Website
- United Religious Community of St. Joseph County Website
- Is Part Of
- This project has been made possible in part by the Council for Independent Colleges (CIC) Humanities Research for the Public Good Grant, generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- list of authors
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Dr. Laura Williamson
(Co-Program Coordinator)
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Dr. Jessalyn Bird
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Dr. Sarah Noonan
(Program Coordinator)
- Mary E. Coleman
- Kaitlin Emmet
- Eric Walerko
- Judith R. Fean
