We would like to thank the Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship (ILiADS) and its steering committee members for organizing and including our team in the 2024 ILiADS Summer Institute. We would especially like to thank Bailey Betik, our ILiADS Liaison, who kept us organized and motivated all week long, and most importantly guided us in developing this website and living repository for our work.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2127359 and 2127228. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Burnet would like to recognize The Epic Program at Georgia State University and the Teagle Foundation for their financial support. Many thanks go to Brennan Collins, Ryan Carlin, and Kathryn Crowder for their moral support and help building a successful experiential learning experience for graduate and undergraduate students. This project would not have been possible without the ongoing support of the Institute for Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Department of Anthropology at Georgia State University.
Dr. Rodriguez would like to thank Dr. Scott Solomon, the Chair of the USF School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies(SIGS). Many thanks to Jamie Lane, Department Operations Manager of SIGS, who assists with supporting the student research team. Much appreciation to Adriana Martinez, Unit Research Administrator in the USF College of Arts and Sciences, for extraordinary guidance and grant management.
“For our dead, not a moment’s silence, but a lifetime of struggle.”
This project was born out of the collaboration and friendship of Dr. Burnet and Dr. Rodriguez with Dr. Omotayo (Tayo) Jolaosho.
Tayo was a sociocultural anthropologist; an award-winning playwright, poet, performer, and singer; a yoga instructor; an activist; and a full-stack software engineer. They were a fierce and compassionate soul who worked to understand injustices in this world and used their skills and talents to work for justice through their scholarship, writing, performing, yoga instruction, body work, activism, or software coding.
Tayo touched the lives of so many people in so many ways. They held space for each person making them feel special.