Environmental Internship Program - 2023 Booklet
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Jamie Rodriguez ’24<br />
ENGLISH<br />
PROJECT TITLE<br />
Archival Ecologies<br />
ORGANIZATION(S)<br />
Blue Lab,<br />
Effron Center for the<br />
Study of America,<br />
Princeton University<br />
LOCATION(S)<br />
Lytton, British Columbia,<br />
Canada; Princeton, New<br />
Jersey<br />
I worked to develop a podcast called “Archival<br />
Ecologies” that explores the changing meaning of<br />
archives in Lytton, British Columbia, following a<br />
fire that leveled the town in 2021. In the podcast,<br />
our definition of archives included not only local<br />
museums but also personal collections and the<br />
natural environment. I conducted research that<br />
helped guide the podcast’s storyline and then<br />
traveled to British Columbia with the podcast<br />
team to interview caretakers of local archives<br />
and individuals who experienced the fire. When<br />
we returned to campus, I helped write and record<br />
a draft of the podcast’s first episode. My time as<br />
an intern for “Archival Ecologies” introduced me<br />
to a form of research that bridges my interests in<br />
humanities research and audio storytelling.<br />
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY<br />
AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY<br />
MENTOR(S)<br />
Allison Carruth,<br />
Professor of American<br />
Studies and the High<br />
Meadows <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Institute; Jayme Collins,<br />
Postdoctoral Research<br />
Associate, High Meadows<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Institute<br />
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