Congratulations to all of the NEH DH award winners!
Congratulations to the University of Puerto Rico for the NEH DH Award!
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (Rio Piedras, PR)
Caribbean Diaspora: Panorama of Carnival Practices
Project Director: Nadjah Rios-Villarini
Co-Project Director: Mirerza González-Vélez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Outright: $40,000
To support: Early planning for a project to explore migration and the Caribbean diaspora through the lens of cultural practices related to Carnival. Coordinated through a series of meetings and drawing on multiple archival collections, the project will produce a website for public audiences and a white paper.