The Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs publishes policy-focused reports, white papers and proceedings addressing a variety of subjects that reflect contemporary global issues and the outstanding research and scholarship of our faculty. Some of these are produced in cooperation with other organizations that the school partners with.
In 2024, the Public Humanities Lab (PHL) was awarded a Community Collections Grant (CCG) from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to document Miami’s Goombay Festival and Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove. The resulting archival collection was collaboratively shaped by the contributions of volunteers, community members and an FIU team led by the PHL.
This report shares how we were able to stay true to the spirit of the grant and offers lessons related to the opportunities and challenges that come with engaging communities in the co-creation of archival collections.
