About the Project

The Cuban Media Project is a multi-faceted digital humanities initiative of William & Mary Libraries, featuring original collections, courses, exhibits, an open digital repository, visiting artist programs, student research trips, and faculty and staff exchanges.

History

The project grew out of an instructional partnership between Dr. Ann Marie Stock, vice provost for academic and faculty affairs and professor of Hispanic studies and film and media studies, and Troy Davis, director of Swem Library’s Reeder Media Center. Faced with the challenge of organizing and preserving materials she had created and collected over the years, Dr. Stock turned to the library for advice.

Once library staff looked over Dr. Stock’s materials, they saw the potential of the collection to contribute to research and scholarship related to Cuba. The conversation soon shifted from preservation to collection building, student learning, open access and much more.

Goals of the project:

  • W&M Libraries board members look through a collection of Cuban film posters

    COLLECTIONS BUILDING
  • Professor Anne Marie Stock speaks with students

    STUDENT LEARNING
  • Troy Davis and Carlos Rodriguez

    PARTNERSHIPS IN CUBA
  • Film editor at Television Serrana

    PRESERVATION AND ARCHIVING
  • Anne Marie Stock interviews Cuban filmmaker

    ACCESS AND EXPOSURE