May 26, 2015
Cristina Benedetti received Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Grant!
Cristina Benedetti, Graduate Archivist for the Center for Folklore Studies, has received a Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Grant from the American Folklife Center to conduct research at the Library of Congress on depression-era political protests. This research is part of a larger dissertation project that explores the National Mall as a setting for grassroots performances of Americanness. Cristina will be traveling to Washington in July.