University of Texas, San Antonio (San Antonio, TX 78249-1644)
Kirsten Elizabeth Gardner (Project Director: July 2018 to present)
Valerie A. Martinez (Co Project Director: December 2018 to January 2022)
Aimee Villarreal (Co Project Director: January 2022 to November 2022)
AC-264295-19
Humanities Initiatives at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Education Programs
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[Grant products]
Totals:
$100,000 (approved)
$99,219 (awarded)
Grant period:
1/1/2019 – 6/30/2022
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An Oral History Project Dedicated to Women and War
The creation of a digital archive of oral histories of women in the military to be used in the classroom and the
training of faculty and students in the professional practice of oral history.
Military City, USA: An Oral History Project
Dedicated to Women and War is a two-year collaborative project between
faculty at two Hispanic-Serving Institutions, the University of Texas at San
Antonio and Our Lady of the Lake University, designed to integrate oral history
practices into humanities education and professional training. Just as
importantly, the grant will expand the scope of traditional military history
for students and faculty to better understand the militarization of women's
lives from World War II to the present. The project takes advantage of this
unique time in contemporary society whereby as of 2016, three years after the
un/official end of the Global War on Terror, women are eligible for all
roles within the U.S military including combat. As women begin to occupy these
historically exclusive male positions, our project will be one of the first to
document and analyze the significance of female military combat participation.
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