(Re)Membering Mission History

FAIN: MD-268969-20

President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College (Santa Clara, CA 95053-0001)
Amy Jean Lueck (Project Director: June 2019 to November 2022)

Development of an augmented reality and virtual reality experience to explore the history of the Santa Clara de Asís mission.

Seeking funding to support the exploratory phase of a project using VR/AR technologies to engage the public with the native history and culture. Building on historical research and the lived experiences of this land, "(Re)Membering Mission History" will involve tribal representatives, diverse scholars, and community stakeholders in the planning and design of a virtual public history project that engages a broad range of perspectives in relation to the history of our campus''s land.

Associated Products

SCU Native History Tour (Web Resource)
Title: SCU Native History Tour
Author: Amy Lueck
Author: Lee Panich
Author: Andrew Galvan
Author: James Irwin
Author: Désirée Vigil
Author: Monica Arellano
Author: Charlene Nijmeh
Author: Matthew V. Kroot
Abstract: This is a virtual walking tour about the Indigenous history of the Santa Clara University campus as revealed by the dedicated work of Bay Area Ohlone people utilizing archaeological materials, historical documents, oral histories, and community knowledge. This is an ongoing collaboration between members of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Ohlone Indian Tribe, and the SCU Community Heritage Lab.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: http://https://bit.ly/SCU-NativeTour
Primary URL Description: The URL is a direct link to the Google Earth tour.
Secondary URL: http://www.scu.edu/community-heritage-lab/media/
Secondary URL Description: The Community Heritage Lab website houses this and other digital assets developed out of this community collaboration.

Public Memory as Community-Engaged Writing: Composing Difficult Histories on Campus (Article)
Title: Public Memory as Community-Engaged Writing: Composing Difficult Histories on Campus
Author: Amy J. Lueck
Author: Lee Panich
Author: Matt V. Kroot
Abstract: Colleges and universities across the United States are recognizing the public memory function of their campus spaces and facing difficult decisions about how to represent the ugly sides of their histories within their landscapes of remembrance. Official administrative responses to demands for greater inclusiveness are often slow and conservative in nature. Using our own institution and our work with local Indigenous community members as a case study, we argue that students and faculty can employ community-engaged, public-facing, digital composing projects to effectively challenge entrenched institutional interests that may elide or even misrepresent difficult histories in public memory works. Such projects are a nimble and accessible means of creating counter-narratives to intervene in public memory discourses. Additionally, by engaging in public discourses, such work helps promote meaningful student rhetorical learning in courses across disciplines.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/communityliteracy/vol15/iss2/4/
Primary URL Description: Direct link to article on Community Literacy Journal's website
Access Model: Open access
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: Community Literacy Journal
Publisher: Community Literacy Journal

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