Each year dozens of fellows, working on a variety of research topics, find a home at the National Museum of American History. They are selected by the Smithsonian's central Office of Fellowships which issues announcements, asks the appropriate curator to review the incoming proposals, and then refers the proposal to a special committee to make the final determination about awards. These decisions are based on the candidates' academic standing, scholarly competence, experience, and the suitability of the proposed research project of study. During their association, fellows are hosted by a curator and have access to the Museum's libraries, archives, and many other resources. Fellows are expected to give a presentation on their research as part of the weekly Tuesday colloquium series here at the Museum. At the completion of their appointment, they take their work with them. Learn more about fellowship opportunities.
The next application deadline is January 15, 2011. Applicants should consult with their Smithsonian advisors early in the application process to discuss specific research needs and collections availability. |
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2011 Fellows |
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Leticia Alvarado
"Radical Abjection: Aesthetic Strategies in Latino Cultural Production"
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Aaron Bryant
“A Different Lens: Alternative Views of Civil Rights and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign”
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Jennifer Y. Fang
“Beyond Chinatown: Negotiating Chinese American in the Cold War Suburbs”
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Sarah C. Gillespie
“One Thing New Under the Sun: The Cross-Currents of Art and Science in the Early American Daguerreotype, 1839-1850”
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Maurice Jackson
“History of Black Washington, DC”
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Priscilla Leiva
“Excavating Cultural Landscapes: A Study of Washington D.C. Stadiums in an Age of Urban Renewal, 1911-1969”
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Benjamin Min Han
“Small Screen Talent: Latino/a Performers and Musical Shows in Cold War America”
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Samantha Kay Muka
“Water Worlds: Aquarium expertise and the amateur-professional borderlands, 1880-1930”
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Julia Ornelas-Higdon
“A Cultivating Enterprise: Race, Conquest, and Wine-Growing in California, 1848-1917”
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Monica R. Pelayo
“A Nation of (Certain) Immigrants: The Rhetoric, Display, and Memorialization of Immigrants in Public History Institutions”
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Brian William Piper
“Inside the Scurlock Studio: The Business of African American Photography in Washington DC, 1935-1968”
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Chantel Renee Rodriguez
“Laboring Bodies: The Comparative Health Experiences of Braceros in the Workplace, 1942-1964”
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Malgorzata Rymsza-Pawlowska
“Exhibiting Nation: Bicentennial History at the Smithsonian”
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Blake C. Scott
“The Invention of Paradise: A History of Tourism through the Caribbean to the Panama Canal, 1912-1964”
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Alex J. Taylor
“Forms of Persuasion: Art and business collaborations in the 1960s”
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