Project to examine overlooked and erased stories             

The Norman Transcript

Three faculty members from the University of Oklahoma have received a $219,407 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  

The grant will support a 2025 summer institute, “Visual Wests,” which will bring together 25 higher education faculty members nationwide to explore the visual and cultural narratives that have shaped perceptions of the American West since the 19th century. The program will take place on the OU-Norman campus in July. 

The institute’s co-directors are Kathleen A. Brosnan, Ph.D., Emily Burns, Ph.D., and Kalenda Eaton, Ph.D. The team will guide participants in examining visual representations, from paintings and sculptures to films, museum exhibitions and archival imagery, highlighting overlooked or erased stories in the region’s visual history. 

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