Russell Griffin Oliver (American Folklife Center)
The presentation focuses on the 2022-2023 Community Collections Grant project, Documenting the Stories, Agricultural Traditions, and Culture of Specialty Coffee Farmers in Puerto Rico, as supported by the American Folklife Center through the Library of Congress Of the People initiative. Presented by grant recipient and project leader Russell Oliver, a documentary filmmaker, the project is discussed in terms of how it began, its importance in addressing the needs of the coffee growing community of Puerto Rico, and changes in their traditions as a result of larger issues, including ecological crises.
Part of V2-02 Self-representation in Cultural Documentation and Archival Preservation: Projects in the American Folklife Center’s Community Collections Grants Program, Wednesday, October 11, 3:30 pm–5:30 pm