Dr. Michael Frisch to Speak on Buffalo’s Deindustrialization at the Buffalo History Speakers Series
The Buffalo History Speakers Series continues on Tuesday, April 15 with Dr. Michael Frisch at 6 p.m. in the Medaille College Lecture Hall. Professor Frisch is a professor of history and American studies, and a senior research scholar at the University at Buffalo. He will speak on the topic “Buffalo’s Deindustrialization through Photography and Oral History.”
As a specialist in urban, oral and public history, Dr. Frisch has written over one hundred articles and essays, and four major books. His book, Portraits in Steel (Cornell University Press, 1993), documents the history of workers impacted by deindustrialization in through photography and oral life history. Dr. Frisch is a principal at Randforce Associates, LLC, an Amherst-based consulting firm that uses digital tools for the digitization and indexing of audio/video documentation .
The Buffalo History Speakers Series brings authors, historians and activists to speak on topics related to the social, cultural and economic history of the Buffalo/Niagara region. The events are sponsored by the Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies Departments at Medaille College.
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