An introduction to narrative writing and experimentation through historical research. Learn how to work with and harness archival resources, interpret historical gaps, and use narrative reconstruction as a public history tool. The workshop will include a presentation of examples from the instructor’s current research process, featuring archival imagery, documents, and story iterations. Participants will engage in exercises to think and write through their own historical narrative projects, whether meant for personal memoir or public scholarship.
About Saaret E. Yoseph
Saaret E. Yoseph is a multidisciplinary writer, producer and artist from Washington, DC. She tells stories about art, culture & intersectionality, connecting personal questions to broader themes concerning Black women across the African diaspora. Her work has been featured by Voice of America, HuffPost, The Rumpus, The Root and The Ethiopian Reporter. Saaret made her directorial debut with RED LINE DC (2014), a documentary on gentrification and graffiti, which earned distinction as her master’s thesis at Georgetown University. She went on to launch various multimedia projects, in collaboration with the NEA, Poetry Foundation, HumanitiesDC, and Google Arts & Culture, among others. Her latest project, JOURNEY(S), combines oral history with original poetry, animation and archival imagery to honor the migration experiences of Ethiopian women in DC. She’s also pursuing other narrative experiments and creative inquiries, including a poetry chapbook titled, A Beginner’s Guide to Endings.
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