Oak Woods Cemetery Project
A platform for research, teaching, and public programming in relation to Oak Woods Cemetery, housed at the University of Chicago.
Who we are
We are a group of researchers, faculty, instructors, students, and community partners who are interested in supporting, developing, and encouraging research, teaching, and public programming initiatives in connection with the historic Oak Woods Cemetery. This website serves as a repository and archive for student and faculty research and creative projects, resources and archives of courses taught, and public programming centered around the cemetery.
Events & Public Programming
We organize a range of free public programming events centered around Oak Woods Cemetery and its histories. Follow this page to access information about upcoming and past events.
Research and creative projects
This page hosts the research and creative projects produced by students and links to projects by other community partners, such as the Hyde Park Historical Society’s comprehensive and extensive resource on Oak Woods Cemetery.
Teaching
This page serves as a repository of pedagogical material for teaching with Oak Woods, including courses taught and other resources for embodied and place- and object-based pedagogy.