As the summer ends, I am grateful to reflect on a rewarding summer of research in the Brackenridge Fellowship. My project studying the contemporary collection and display of quilts from Gee’s Bend, Alabama is only growing as I look forward to the fall semester. Thankfully, becoming a Brackenridge Fellow allowed me to understand my project…

Hi everyone! My name is Emma Whittaker and I am a rising senior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the Frederick Honors College. I am majoring in Anthropology and Museum Studies with a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. At Pitt, I am also a member of the Treble Choral Ensemble,…