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)
Teaching
Research
Research Interest
- North American West (US and Canada)
- Public History and Memory
- Settler-Colonial Studies
- PhD: Researching the early days of historytelling (through historical books, museums, and heritage fraternal societies) in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia and the intersection with settler-colonialism.
Public History Work
Editorial and Content Manager at Confluence Project (2016-2016)
- Coordinated the annual journal Voices of the River
- Coordinated the book My Name is LaMoosh (by Linda Meanus)
- Work on the Confluence interview collection
Publications
With Linda Meanus. “Teaching Indigenous History through Children’s Book: My Name is LaMoosh.” Legacy (National Association for Interpretation) 35, no. 3 (2024).
“Voices of the River: The Confluence Story Gathering Interview Collection.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 119, no. 4 (2018)
with Katrine Barber, Curtis Jewell, Madelyn Miller, and Greta Smith. “Invisible Walls: Mapping Residential Segregation In Portland.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 119, no. 3 (2018)
Awards
- Beinecke Library Graduate Fellowship, Yale University Library (2026-27)
- Donald J. Sterling, Jr. Graduate Fellow, Oregon Historical Society (2024)
Graduate Supervision
Dr. Coll Thrush