In the spring of 2020, public history students at Portland State University undertook research on the development of the Conflict Resolution program at PSU. Their impetus was the upcoming 25th anniversary of the program. As historians, they took a richly contextual approach to their work. They framed questions about PSU in the 1990s that engaged the first Iraq war and that conflict’s complicated relationship to the history of war and peace in the United States. Since the celebration of the CR program would also be a commemoration, students also read broadly on how war, peace, and other human conflicts—notably, racial struggles in the U.S.—have been remembered and memorialized. As they approached the oral history part of their investigations, the group settled on a major, common question: if conflict resolution was the “answer” at PSU in the early 1990s, what was the “question”?
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Interview with Rob Gould
Robert Gould and Alexandra Ibarra
Rob Gould was interviewed by Alexandra Ibarra on May 18, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Also participating in this interview are Patricia Schechter and Liza Schade.
In this interview, Gould recalls ...Read More
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Interview with Mel Gurtov
Mel Gurtov and Jacob Hutchins
Professor Mel Gurtov was interviewed on May 21, 2020, by Jacob Hutchins in Portland, Oregon.
In this interview, Gurtov discusses his career trajectory and history, detailing his involvement with release ...Read More
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Interview with Tom Hastings
Tom Hastings and Patricia A. Schechter
Professor Tom Hastings was interviewed by Professor Patricia Schechter on May 8, 2020, in Portland, Oregon.
In this discussion, Dr. Hastings recounts his professional development as a scholar and practitioner ...Read More
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Interview with Al Jubitz
Al Jubitz and Alexandra Berg
Al Jubitz was interviewed by Alexandra Berg on May 13, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Also participating in the interview are Patricia Schechter, Cleophas Chambliss, Jake Hutchins, and Stephanie Vallance.
In ...Read More
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Interview with Marvin Kaiser
Marvin Kaiser and Oona Fisher Campbell
Marvin Kaiser was interviewed by Oona Fisher Campbell on May 15, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Also participating in the interview are Patricia Schechter and Cleophas Chambliss.
In this interview, Kaiser, ...Read More
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Interview with Judith Ramaley
Judith A. Ramaley and Liza Schade
Judith Ramaley was interviewed by Liza Schade on May 22, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Also participating in the interview are Patricia Schechter and Cleophas Chambliss.
In this interview, Dr. Ramaley ...Read More
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Interview with Barbara Tint
Barbara Tint and Patricia A. Schechter
Barbara Tint was interviewed by Patricia Schechter on May 29, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Also participating in the interview are Alex Berg, Cleophas Chambliss, Oona Fisher Campbell, Jake Hutchins, Alex ...Read More
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Interview with Karin Waller
Karin A. Waller and Patricia A. Schechter
Karin Waller was interviewed by history professor Patricia Schechter on May 27, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Also participating in the interview are graduate students Cleophas Chambliss and Liza Schade.
In ...Read More
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Interview with Mary Zinkin
Mary Zinkin and Stephanie Vallance
Mary Zinkin was interviewed by Stephanie Vallance on May 6, 2020. Also participating in the interview were Liza Schade and Lady J.
In this interview, Zinkin describes her own self-designed ...Read More