Intern Research

Each year, student interns at the Griot Institute expand and introduce research projects that highlight unique aspects of the African Diaspora at Bucknell. This semester, I returned to the Griot Institute with the aim of…

For my loyal readers, this blog should be read as a special treat. We’ve traveled hither and tither across Bucknell, even venturing to the lands of West Africa in my blogs. However, despite us spending…

Welcome to my blog post! My name is Jesse Leon and I’m a First-Gen POSSE Scholar for Bucknell’s Class of 2028.  Starting in September of this year, working at the Griot Institute has allowed me,…

This semester I have been working on a Ghana archive for the Griot. The project aims to have two major parts, part one is an archive for the Bucknell in Ghana Program (BIG). Bucknell runs…

The Antigua Sugar Mills project this semester continues the research work we did in Antigua this summer focusing on the enslaved people that work on the different plantations, including their day to day activities and…

Toni Morrison’s concept of rememory, first introduced in her novel Beloved, captures the influence of the past, both physical and in feeling, on the present. Morrison interacts with and utilizes the past in her writing…

I got the opportunity to present my research project to the National Women’s Studies Association, “Defining and Shaping Girlhoods in Times of National Independence and War.” The research project focused on East African girls of…

About the Author: Ninah Jackson is a junior at Bucknell University, double-majoring in Education and Critical Black Studies. In addition to being an intern with the Griot Institute, she is the Chief of Staff of the…

The Antigua Sugar Mills project is an ongoing collaborative effort designed to research, map, historicize, and capture the narratives of the Antigua Sugar Plantations and Mills. Initially, the project arose out of a 2016 course…