Anne Rush
University of Maryland College Park
I am a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Maryland, College Park. My interests include oral history, the modern British Empire, citizenship, the history of lawlessness, and post-1945 immigration. I have been involved in oral history work since investigating the lives of Caribbean migrants to Britain and the United States for Bonds of Empire. West Indians and Britishness from Victoria to Decolonization (Oxford, 2011) and served on the board of OHMAR (Oral History Association of the Mid Atlantic) from 2015-2021. At UMD I teach oral history & immigration classes in which students interview DMV (DC/MD/VA) residents who have immigrated from all over the world. I coordinate their interviews and transcripts for the Archive of Immigrant Voices Oral History Project at UMDs Center for Global Migration Studies.
Experience
PhD in British/Empire History. Research focus on Black British history/migrants in the 20th century UK and the Caribbean. Teaching focus on empire, nature of lawlessness, oral history & immigrants to U.S. from throughout the world to Washington DC area from mid-20th century to present.
Services
Purpose of Contact
- I am available to answer questions, or provide mentorship to other oral historians
- I am available to collaborate - on research, community projects, artistic endeavors, or other joint undertakings with peers