152. Hartford and Puerto Rico: A Conversation with Elena Rosario and Pablo Delano (CTE Game Changer Series)

In this episode, recorded at the Park Street Library@the Lyric on Sept. 21, 2022 to a full house, two of our Connecticut History Game Changer Honorees discuss their work. The conversation was hosted by Jasmin Agosto, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public Library.

 

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What can we learn about Hartford’s Puerto Rican community today through art and history?

Photographer and Trinity College Fine Arts professor Pablo Delano and emerging scholar and public historian PhD candidate Elena Rosario explore their work in the context of Hartford's Puerto Rican history and the broader United States-Puerto Rico relationship.

 

Thank you to our guests Pablo Delano, Elena Rosario and Jasmin Agosto.

For more about Pablo Delano’s work, go to his website at  http://museumoftheoldcolony.org/about/curatorial/

 

And for more about the Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public Library, visit

https://hplct.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/history/

 

Connecticut Explored, the nonprofit organization that publishes Connecticut Explored magazine, announced its “20 for 20: Innovation in Connecticut History,” series highlighting 20 “Game Changers” whose work is advancing the study, interpretation, and dissemination of Connecticut history. The initiative, funded by Connecticut Humanities and sponsored by Trinity College, is the centerpiece of Connecticut Explored’s year-long celebration of its 20th anniversary. Subscribe at https://www.ctexplored.org/subscribe/

 

The episode of Grating the Nutmeg was produced by Mary Donohue and engineered by Patrick O’Sullivan of High Wattage Media  www.highwattagemedia.com/

 

Donohue has documented the built environment and pop culture for over 30 years. Contact her at marydonohue@comcast.net