We are delighted to invite you to the Harward Center’s first "Working Knowledge" forum of the new academic year. "Working Knowledge" brings to Bates and Lewiston-Auburn distinguished visitors in the fields of community-based education. Rather than the usual lecture, we invite guests to share their ideas in campus-community discussions and on-campus meetings with faculty, staff, and students. This year the series will focus on community-based research.

We hope that you can join us for this year's "Working Knowledge" events!
 
Our speakers have been invited to share with us recommendations for
readings before the visit.

Mike Frisch Visit
Next week we welcome our first "Working Knowledge" visitor: the oral historian and American Studies scholar Michael Frisch, who will be here Monday and Tuesday, September 25 and 26. Mike Frisch is Professor Emeritus of History and American Studies from the University of Buffalo, past president of the Oral History Association and the American Studies Association, and a leading voice for engaging the liberal arts in community partnerships. He has worked with many community groups on public and oral history projects and helped create software to enable community groups to digitize and edit oral history materials. Mike Frisch’s visit offers a rich opportunity to learn from a leading practitioner and deepen our community research.

Schedule of Events

September 25, 2006
4:30 - 7:00 pm
Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell Street
Public forum on “Sharing Voices: How to Pursue Public History Partnerships, Why They Are Valuable, and What Problems They Confront”
NOTE:  The forum is open to all interested participants from the campus and the larger community. Dinner will be provided.  Participants are asked to read Frisch’s essay, "Oral History and the Presentation of Class Consciousness: The New York Times Vs. the Buffalo Unemployed," as a text for discussion. Please contact David Scobey or Kristen Cloutier to let us know you are coming and to get a copy of the reading (or click the hyperlink above to download in PDF format).

September 26, 2006
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Harward Center for Community Partnerships, 161-163 Wood Street
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a discussion with Mike Frisch on “Oral History: Community-Based Research and Democratic Practice.” Lunch will be served.
NOTE: Participants are asked to read Frisch’s essay, “Prismatics, Multivalence, and Other Riffs on the Millennial Moment.” Please contact David Scobey or Kristen Cloutier to let us know you are coming and to get a copy of the reading (or click the hyperlink above to download in PDF format).

Mike Frisch is happy to meet individually to discuss oral history and community partnerships. Students working on Senior Theses or other projects are especially encouraged to talk with him. He is available on Monday, September 25, 3:00 - 4:00 pm and Tuesday, September 26, 9:30 -11:30 am in the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, 161-163 Wood Street. Please contact David Scobey to set up a meeting.

We look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you at these events!