History Is Important
I’m Valerie Gritsch, a huge fan of history and museums living in New York City. This is where I’ll collect and reflect on visits to exhibits, historic sites, various points of interest, and more. It is also where I’ve hosted ‘Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land’ – a Frank Turner fan project celebrating non-men from history.
I’ve just finished my Master’s degree at The Graduate Center, CUNY. My thesis was on David Bowie fans transforming a neighborhood through their fandom and grief. Some of this research was presented at FSNNA19 at DePaul University, Chicago in October 2019 and published in the Journal of Popular Culture in 2020.
Recent posts
- One year on Patreon!
- Who Was Hamilton? at the New York Public Library, 2016
- Visiting the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 2016
- Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution at New-York Historical Society
- Andy Warhol – From A to B and Back Again at the Art Institute Chicago
- George Washington’s Replica Tent at New-York Historical Society
- Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land – An Introduction
- Margaret Corbin (aka Captain Molly) – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land
- Marsha P. Johnson: The Power of a Queen – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land
- Oodgeroo Noonuccal (born Katherine Walker) – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land