Undergraduate & Graduate Student Positions
Academic Credit
Scope of work: Our work will involve researching Rosetta Reitz’s work and life in the context of the music business and feminisms across the 20th century. We will explore:
- the musical foremothers Reitz highlighted in her work
- research into feminist publishing and music business practices
- how art and archives can amplify storytelling
- copyright issues surrounding music, images, and text
- graphic design and marketing strategies in music and publishing across time and place
Possible outputs include:
- Network analysis of key figures in the music writing and distribution industry in the 1980s
- Recorded & transcribed interviews with members of Rosetta Reitz’s circle
- Public events sharing our work
- Curated essays by scholars and members of the music industry
- Production of high-quality images of archival documents
- Exhibit highlighting key archival materials
We welcome graduate students and undergraduate students as research team participants for academic credit or as volunteers.
Ideally, this project team will include 2 graduate students and 6 undergraduate students. Students with interests in archival research, feminist studies, music history, the history of race and racism, material culture, network analysis, and/or media studies are encouraged to apply.
The team seeks strong communicators who appreciate storytelling, creative exploration, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Students will learn to locate and interpret archival materials, evaluate their ethical use, analyze visual and textual documents and practice public-facing writing. They will gain experience in exhibit design, network analysis, event production, digital media preparation, high-quality scanning and photographic documentation. Students will also collaborate with music industry professionals, scholars and activists engaged in feminist cultural entrepreneurship.
We also seek one project manager for a paid position of up to 10 hours per week. The project manager will support workflow coordination, team organization, multimedia data management, and project communication.
Apply now through the Bass Connections portal! Questions? email lou.brown[at]duke.edu
