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
Fields
- Regional Field: North American West, both the US and Canada.
- Thematic Field: Public History.
Research: My PhD focuses on historical societies and heritage organizations in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia (or the Pacific Northwest) during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, and the intersection between settler colonialism and empire.
In addition, Lily is the Managing Editor for the nonprofit Confluence’s Voices of the River journal, and previously worked in a variety of roles for Confluence.
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
Dr. Coll Thrush