Lexi Zilen

From September to March I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant to help produce this paper. I am super proud of my team's work and am happy to see our hard work published!

Post conference drinks to celebrate a great time and the end of spring break.

Presenting my paper today titled, Under the Physician's Gaze: Doctoring Black Bodies in the Antebellum South as part of the race and southern institutions panel. This work has been an extension of my masters reseach and I'm happy to be able to share it for the first time.

How do we do public history? Second-years @beccakaliff, @agallagherhist, @LexiZilen and Kate Calamito do public history by exhibiting their research with the @humanitiestruck. Their work will also be exhibited at the upcoming @dchistcon in a poster session!

How do we do public history? For second-year @LexiZilen and first-years @katy_shenk and Caroline Morales, they do public history through their fellowships with the @humanitiestruck! Want to see the full spotlight? Head over to our Facebook page to read about their hard work!

Great work from our second year students @agallagherhist, @beccakaliff, and @LexiZilen! Make sure to get out and see the truck!

The Humanities Truck team stands against the increasing and continued anti-Asian and anti-Black violence. Throughout the next few weeks, we will highlight some of our partners who work to preserve and celebrate their respective communities even in the face of hate and bigotry.

This past semester a group and I have been working on a practicum project to memorialize the Columbian Harmony Cemetery in collaboration with @PrologueDC. This was the first black burial ground in DC. Check out the project and look out for a truck exhibit this Fall!