CUNY Academic Commons | Kevin O'Reilly | Group Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/koreilly212/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Kevin O'Reilly is a member. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 7184ec80aadb0b73f9238f7b1e77471c C. Julian Jiménez replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=161058 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 02:57:21 -0500 There is so much speculation to be had here… mostly by Boylan… but an interesting thesis nonetheless. Just like Peter said, I would be skepticak of Helen’s writing from the jump. When I read that response I said outloud, “yes!”

Interpretation of research is revealing itself to be what is most important. Often, we are looking for evidence that…[Read more]

]]> a1834fedf84ad9671a5eee6d3fc97007 C. Julian Jiménez replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=161056 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 02:47:45 -0500 Using Archives

I am a newbie when it comes to archives. My first foray into archives was at the LaGuardia Wagner LGBTQIA+ Archives on Queer Queens History while doing research on my play Julio Ain’t Goin’ Down Like That. What struck me most were the documents and photographs I would not have had the chance to see had I not visited. This article…[Read more]

]]> 4788b572df33a4b246416a6a5cbda205 Kevin O'Reilly replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=161043 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 23:43:19 -0500 While I agree with Peter in a sense that archives can have bias, I don’t think there’s a way to ever be without that. As soon as a human is involved, their own interpretations and opinions start to get molded onto the task. It makes it all the more important for the archivist to attempt to separate themselves from the documents as best they can.…[Read more]

]]> 9bb716502e6a6c0aa9cd270b98c62630 Atara Ellenberg replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=161032 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:53:41 -0500 “She states that Helen and John have ‘a probable affair prior to Dolly’s [John’s first wife] death.’ (page 30) She cites no evidence for this statement.” Thank you for pointing this out! I took for granted that I’d also assumed they’d had an affair–but you are right, no evidence was cited.

I also like the way you ended your response, and I agr…[Read more]

]]> 80c29371e3996cd0a073a1ab7521590a Atara Ellenberg replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=161031 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:47:06 -0500 “It is noteworthy that the cost of preservation and maintenance of material records means that those without socio-economic resources for preservation are less able to control future narrative.” Hopefully this is something that will become less of an issure as we move into the digital age. But still, how many perspectives have been lost over the…[Read more]

]]> 986fbd724d6055fc64f0156e62401560 Arnold Bloch replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=161018 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:19:27 -0500 In reading Peter’s comments about Jimerson’s view of the archive as prison, I was reminded of the movie Angels and Demons. I didn’t particularly like the film, but there is a long scene where the Tom Hanks character and a policeman are trapped in the Vatican archives, which contain some of the oldest religious texts  in the world. The doors get…[Read more]

]]> 07e935d8a5a1a5d285c74509f8cce933 peter mastracchio replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=160026 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 20:12:03 -0500 Thanks for your perspective (and I hope I’m not misinterpreting): Boylan herself is inserting a lot of opinion and speculation (the “probable” affair and the negative influence of Dolly).  The biographer has to draw conclusions, but these are very weak. I would be skeptical reading Helen’s writings from the start. I also think Boylan is guilty o…[Read more]

]]> 291cdb746c08c95002d94c083793ba79 peter mastracchio replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=160025 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 20:10:35 -0500 I, too, immediately thought about access to (and theft of) classified documents — in general and in that particular case. What happens if the party that is nominally in charge of the archive makes their own rules? Very frightening. It could go the other way, too: destroying/hiding records that prove corruption or abuse of power.

Thanks also for b…[Read more]

]]> e2bdda320d0626cab4b8bed8064991fb Helen Mangano replied to the topic in the forum Forum 1--Feb. 7 at 4 AM https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=160019 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:44:21 -0500 Of course among other issues and narratives raised by the first reading, one is  the narrative of women competing against each other, i.e. first wife and ex-wives against subsequent partners. How this disparaging narrative about women evolved might be worthy of investigation. The  essay doesn’t do justice to the fact that many women have played t…[Read more]

]]> 4a8d6588a0f91bc2b92810c39f2d057c Katherine (Kate) Culkin replied to the topic in the forum Sharing Info https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=159978 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 17:39:02 -0500 The first number is the number of the forum Forum 1, Forum 2. The repeating 2 means you need to post 2 comments as well.

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