Tue 4/28, 4pm, Data Science Initiative Talk: Solsiree Del Moral (Amer. Studies, Black Studies) - Digitizing and Studying Puerto Rico Census Records
Val Gualdron
Hi All,
Please join us on Tuesday, 4/28 at 4 pm in SCCE A131, for a talk part of the Data Science Initiative speaker series.
Speaker: Professor Solsiree Del Moral (American Studies, Black Studies)
Title: Digitizing and Studying Puerto Rico Census Records
Abstract: With the support of Amherst College Gregory S. Call Research Fellows and the Statistics and Data Science Fellows, I gathered all available census data on institutionalized and incarcerated children and youth in the first half of the twentieth century. The data inform my book project on the history of children behind bars in Puerto Rico. However, as a first step, Enoch Shin '21 and I co-authored a research article, “Children and Institutions: US Censuses, Race, Class, and Gender in Puerto Rico’s Institutions for Minors, 1910-1940.” We examine the 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 US censuses to identify demographic characteristics of children who resided in public and private institutions for minors, with special attention to patterns of racial segregation and exclusion. We identified racial segregation in private institutions, underrepresentation of children of color in both private and public institutions, and the overrepresentation of boys of color in correctional institutions for minors and adults. We also identified a historical pattern of excluding girls of color from all types of public or private institutions.
Light fancy refreshments will be served before the talk.
Feel free to spread the word to faculty, staff, and students.
All our events are listed on https://www.amherst.edu/about/science_at_amherst/data-science-initiative
We hope to see you there!
