The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for undergraduate internships in the public humanities.
Fall 2022 Internship in the Public Humanities: TV Archival and Licensing Research Internship
The archival and licensing research internship will provide experience and training in archival research for public distribution. Archival research and licensing is an essential part of film and television production, of the mounting of museum and other cultural exhibitions, of online education, of digital as well as print publishing and advertising–as well as a wide range of other applications in the commercial world. Good archival research takes historical knowledge and curiosity, storytelling ability and an eye for visual culture. It also requires meticulous attention to copyright and intellectual property law, budgetary understanding, mastery of industry standards of record keeping and asset tracking, and the ability to work with others on deadline.
Students with interest in history, science, literature, the visual arts, media and law are invited to apply for this opportunity, which will allow them to work with an archival team on ongoing television and educational media projects. Training will be provided by seasoned veterans in the field. This internship can be done remotely, as the bulk of the research work will be done using online resources. However, for on-campus students, there is the potential for on-campus work at the Harvard Libraries and the Barker Center archive of Professor Elisa New.
Students applying for this internship must be ready to commit 5-8 hours per week throughout the period of the internship. Work must be completed in two or three consistent blocks during 9-5 weekday hours (i.e. intern must be available at regularly set hours during the week). The period of the internship is 10 weeks during the Fall 2022, ideally beginning the week of September 19th and ending when fall term classes end. The intern will receive a stipend of $1,450 (half payable at the end of week 5 and half payable upon successful completion of the internship and submission of a brief report).
Students may apply to up to THREE “Fall 2022 Internships in the Public Humanities.” If you apply to more than one, please apply to each separately and rank them in your order of preference in each of your cover letters.
Preferred class levels: Students must be currently enrolled rising sophomores or juniors. Currently enrolled seniors are also eligible to apply for fall internships if graduating in spring 2023.
Required application documents: Cover letter explaining why you are interested in the internship and what experience you have relevant to the description; resumé; copy of unofficial Harvard transcript
Application deadline: Sunday, September 4th, 2022 at 11:59pm
