California Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 The National Endowment for the Humanities just announced a new round of grants. Of interest here: Wesleyan University Outright: $100,000 [Humanities Open Book Program] Project Director: Suzanna Tamminen Project Title: Reissue as free epubs 18 foundational books in dance and theater Project Description: The digitization and creation of freely-accessible ebooks for 18 essential texts from Wesleyan University Press on the history of dance and theater. Chicago Film Archives Outright: $6,000 [Preservation Assistance Grants] Project Director: Anne Wells Project Title: Assessment and Plan for Chicago Film Archive's Digital Collections Project Description: Hiring a consultant to assess the archives' digital collections and to provide recommendations for their care. Chicago Film Archives' audiovisual collections total 25,000 items including film and prints, videotapes, audiotapes, and ephemera reflecting life in the Midwest. Spanning almost the entire 20th century, they were produced between 1903 and the late 1990s. The visual materials encompass various genres, including documentaries, travelogues, educational and industrial films, dance, experimental films, student and art films as well as feature, foreign, and silent films, and home movies. At present, the collections are used for scholarly research and exhibitions and for educational and public programing in institutions across the United States. For the complete list: http://www.neh.gov/files/press-release/nehgrantsdecember2015.pdf Link to comment
Helene Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Thank you so much for posting this! Link to comment
sandik Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 This is excellent news all round! We've all seen a bit of the treasures that the Chicago Film Archive has, and the Wesleyan dance book series is a fabulous collection of seminal works. Suzanna Tamminen is a stellar editor. Link to comment
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