Spring 2014 Internship Opportunity in Oral History, Digital Archives, and Human Rights
Description
In collaboration with the Austin-based Texas After Violence Project, the Rapoport Center Human Rights and Archives Working Group seeks 1-4 undergraduate interns for an exciting opportunity to learn about human rights and oral history by building an archive of personal stories told by people affected by the death penalty in Texas. Interns will do vital work to advance the mission of the Texas After Violence Project by preparing “narrator pages” to be made available to the public through the UT Libraries Human Rights Documentation Initiative. Interns will receive extensive training and support, including opportunities to discuss readings on the ethics and politics of incarceration, human rights, and archives. Interns will learn how to use archiving software, and will participate in substantive archiving tasks–including transcribing, editing recorded testimonies, and creating content for narrator pages.
Eligibility
Although the internship opportunity might be most relevant for BDP students in Human Rights & Social Justice, Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies, Ethics & Leadership, and Social Entrepreneurship & Non-Profits, interested students in any BDP are encouraged to apply.
To apply
Send your resume and a one-paragraph statement of interest to Charlotte Nunes, co-Chair of the Human Rights and Archives Working Group, at charlotte.nunes@utexas.edu. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, January 14, 2014.