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Spring 24 Classes.....
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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”--Zora Neale Hurston
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sylveahollis
- Oct 26
- 2 min
When will AI find us?: Black Archives and Humanity
Here's a list of resources I compiled for other lay people who are interested in ethical conversations about Artificial Intelligence....
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sylveahollis
- Aug 21
- 6 min
Closing out Summer II...Opening Day of Fall23'
Image Credit: Media from Wix Today is the first day of the fall semester and I'm wrapping up grading papers from my survey course in...
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sylveahollis
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Talking AI& Black Archives at Squadcon...
I presented the following talk at Black Girls Hack's Squadcon: "When will AI find us?: Black Archives & Narratives of Humanity This talk...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 30
- 1 min
Gardarev Residency
I recently was awarded a residency with The Gardarev Center. I am working on a literary portrait, called "Two Brownsvilles." My mother...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 20
- 4 min
Events from Late Spring /Early Summer
Digital Storytelling I enrolled in another Digital Storytelling workshop with Montgomery College's ELITE Faculty. The program ran for the...
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sylveahollis
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Midterm Season....
I did a new thing this semester. New Policy Regarding Late Work [posted in syllabus and on course website]: "You do not have to ask...
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sylveahollis
- Feb 28
- 3 min
Spring 2023
Syllabi This Semester: HIST 235 African American History I [In-Person, Rockville] HIST 236 African American History II [In-Person,...
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sylveahollis
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Winter Break
My 2022 ended with a constellation of gratitude. Most of it was personal, but I also have a lot to be thankful for, professionally. See a...
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sylveahollis
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Public History Work: Remembering Slavery in the North
In October I was invited to participate in two events that focused on the lived experiences of enslaved folk in the North. Panel Chair...
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sylveahollis
- Oct 25, 2022
- 6 min
Interdisciplinary Merits of Primary Source Labs in Humanities
ASNLH 20th anniversary planning committee, 1936: Courtesy Chicago Public Library Tuesday, October 25, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m....
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sylveahollis
- Sep 28, 2022
- 1 min
MY FALL 2022 TEACHING SYLLABI
This is my first semester teaching five different courses. My 5:5 load in the past included at least a couple duplicates. In response to...
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sylveahollis
- Aug 26, 2022
- 7 min
Reflective Essays from My Summer Students...
Back in July I shared the syllabus for my African American History II course. I posted the grades this week and here are some of the...
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sylveahollis
- Aug 26, 2022
- 8 min
African History OERs
Here is a running list of open educational resources I use to develop my courses. I'm sharing this in solidarity with others. If you...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 24, 2022
- 27 min
Great Films in African American History
This fall I plan to assign a more extensive film critique essay for my African American history courses. This list includes film ...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 21, 2022
- 1 min
Berlin Celebrates Pride in July....
Berlin's Pride is July 23rd this year. I am not exactly sure why. Their original Pride was organized in June, a memorial to the...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughts on Berlin, Part II
**a diary excerpt** 7/14/22 Our second day in Berlin we toured the African Quarter. The tour guide was named Henning. He grew up in the...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 17, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughts on Berlin, Part I
**a diary excerpt** 7/14/22 I walked to Charlottenburg Palace via the Tiergarten District and arrived with enough time for a self-guided...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 7, 2022
- 9 min
Teaching an Accelerated African American History Survey
I'm teaching a 6-Week Course that covers the second half of our African American Survey. Included below is a kind of Distance Learning...
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sylveahollis
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Historic Commemorations: Celebrating Black Emancipation in June
In June I was asked to serve as the keynote for Montgomery College's Juneteenth Program. The program audience was hybrid (in-person and...
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