Excavating the Real Sister Act: Black Catholic Nuns and the Challenges and Possibilities of the Archive

Excavating the Real Sister Act: Black Catholic Nuns and the Challenges and Possibilities of the Archive

    Presenter(s)

    Ikeyaira Metcalf

    Comments

    12:00-12:20, Kennedy Union 310

    Description

    Black Catholic nuns are the forgotten prophets of United States Catholicism and democracy. Although Black nuns have been present in the United States for nearly 200 years, their lives, labors, and struggles remain grossly understudied and under-researched. One reason for this invisibility is the absence of a centralized and accessible archive documenting Black sisters' long and complex history in the nation and wider Catholic Church. The presentation will outline the key challenges and possibilities of building a digital archive and bibliography of America's real sister act for scholars and students of history.

    Publication Date

    4-23-2025

    Project Designation

    Independent Research

    Primary Advisor

    Shannen D. Williams

    Primary Advisor's Department

    History

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

    Institutional Learning Goals

    Scholarship; Faith; Critical Evaluation of Our Times

    Excavating the Real Sister Act: Black Catholic Nuns and the Challenges and Possibilities of the Archive

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