Public Works: How Ordinary People Can Change the World
Lessons from Creating the ACT UP Oral History Project, with Sarah Schulman
Event Details
Date
Friday, November 7, 2025
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
313 University Club
Description
We invite faculty, staff, and graduate students to attend a small-group discussion with Schulman about the ACT UP Oral History Project, an archive of 187 interviews with members of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York. Schulman will share her experiences coordinating the ACT UP project and guidance for people working on their own oral history projects. Space is limited and registration is required. To join, email to rsvp@humanities.wisc.edu with your name and affiliation.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-3412 or email rsvp@humanities.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, October 24, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.