Civic Engagement in the Wake of Katrina - Sanchez, George J.; Koritz, Amy, 1955-; Project Muse. (University of Michigan Library, 2009)
"Bring your own chairs": civic engagement in postdiluvial New Orleans / Richard Campanella -- A reciprocity of tears: community engagement after a disaster / Pat Evans, Sarah Lewis -- Not since the Great Depression: the documentary impulse post-Katrina / Michael Mizell-Nelson -- Another evacuation story / Rebecca Mark -- The vision has its time: culture and civic engagement in postdisaster New Orleans / Carol Bebelle -- How to raise an army (of creative young people) / Mat Schwarzman, Keith Knight -- The Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps: the story of a local CBO's response to restoring youth programs in New Orleans after Katrina and Rita / Kyshun Webster, D. Hamilton Simons-Jones -- Welcoming the newcomers: civic engagement among pre-Katrina Latinos / Elizabeth Fussell -- Cultural policy and living culture in New Orleans after Katrina / Carole Rosenstein -- Home, New Orleans: university/neighborhood arts collaborations / Jan Cohen-Cruz -- Interview with Don Marshall, executive director of the New Orleans jazz and heritage festival foundation / Amy Koritz -- Afterword: civic engagement is a language- what can universities learn from public cultural work in New Orleans? / Julie Ellison.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: New Orleans (La.) -- Intellectual life -- 21st century; New Orleans (La.) -- Cultural policy; New Orleans (La.) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century; New Orleans (La.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century; Political participation -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 21st century; City and town life -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 21st century; Community life -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 21st century; Disaster relief -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 21st century; Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Electronic books