Guide for teachers on how to navigate and use the Amistad: Retold ArcGIS site.
Author: Eve Galanis
Eve Galanis is a historian, social studies teacher, artist and performer based in Connecticut. She has presented her research at historical conferences including Yale University's Ethnic Studies Symposium and the National Council on Public History. She has been featured as guest on NPR to discuss Connecticut's LGBTQ+ history. Her thesis "Borders and Bodies: The El Paso Quarantine and Mexican Women's Resistance," was recently published by the University of Alabama's journal of history, The Crimson Review. She currently teaches History and Philosophy in Connecticut.
Survey and Surveillance: Governor Wilbur L. Cross and the Production of Space
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Janelle Monáe’s Age of Pleasure: Black Queer Joy as Resistance
An analysis of Janelle Monáe’s summer 2023 album, The Age of Pleasure.
Abnormalizing Being: LGBTQ+ Resistance to Eugenics and its Reproductions
Original research about advancements in LGBTQ+ health and advocacy in Connecticut.
Digital Archive: American Eugenics Society
A digital archive pertaining to the American Eugenics Society found at Yale University.
Digital Archive: Connecticut Valley Hospital Superintendent’s Scrapbooks
A digital archive pertaining to the Connecticut Valley Hospital scrapbooks, found at Connecticut State Library.
Digital Archive: Connecticut Society For Social Hygiene
A digital archive from the Connecticut Society for Social Hygiene, found at Trinity College.
“To Drive Away the Blues”: Connecticut Soldiers and Uncovering the Trauma of the Civil War
A deep dive into the stories of Connecticut Civil War soldiers and the trauma they communicated through their letters.
Biopower and Biopolitics: Eugenics and Mental Health in Connecticut
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Digital Archive: Anti-Eugenics in Connecticut
An archive dedicated to the resilience of Connecticut’s multi-cultural life and community support.