University on the Square
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The University on the Square: Documenting Egypt's 21st Century Revolution is a documentation project by the
Memorabilia
The project collects memorabilia related to the revolution and provides online photographs of the objects.
Oral Histories
Students and faculty may provide recorded testimonials of the events as they are related to their lives. AUC professor Kim Fox who is in charge of collecting the oral history comments saying: "Historically, oral histories have been important in adding texture to events and issues. We hope to do the same by adding to AUC's oral history archives with AUCians experiences with the Egyptian revolution".[3]
Photographs
Users submit photographs through the online submission page. The photographs are reviewed, documented, then put on display on the project's website.
Video Recordings
AUC community members who have video recordings captured through their phones or digital cameras can upload these videos to the website.
Web Archive
The project also created a Web Archive of websites related to the Egyptian revolution using the
References
- ^ "Educational initiatives based on Egyptian revolution". Al Bawaba. March 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ Yara Enany (March 8, 2011). "AUC president: Campus illegally used by security forces on Jan. 28". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "University on the Square Initiative Documents AUC's Revolution Experiences". American University in Cairo. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ "2011 Egyptian Protests Web Archive". Rare Books and Special Collections Library. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.