Lily Hart
Thematic Research Area
Regional Research Area
Education
PhD, University of British Columbia, started 2022, ongoing (supervisor Coll Thrush)
M.A. History, University of British Columbia, 2022 (supervisors Paige Raibmon and Coll Thrush)
B.A. History (Hons.), Portland State University, 2018 (supervisor Tim Garrison)
Research
Research interests: Public history (+ history of it), heritage creation, settler-colonial mythmaking, and nation-building in the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century Pacific Northwest. In addition to doing her PhD, Lily is also currently the Editorial and Content Manager at Confluence.
Fields
- Regional Field: North American West.
- Thematic Field: Public History.
- Time Period: Late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century.
Publications
“Voices of the River: The Confluence Story Gathering Interview Collection.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 119, no. 4 (2018)
“Invisible Walls: Mapping Residential Segregation In Portland.” Katrine Barber, Lily Hart, Curtis Jewell, Madelyn Miller, and Greta Smith. Oregon Historical Quarterly 119, no. 3 (2018)
Awards
- 2024 Donald J. Sterling, Jr. Graduate Fellow, Oregon Historical Society (2024)
Graduate Supervision
Coll Thrush