Prithi Kanakamedala
Faculty Coordinator (PS2)
Prithi Kanakamedala (she/ her/) PS2 Faculty Coordinator. Prithi is Professor of History at Bronx Community College, and a faculty member in the M.A. in Liberal Studies program at the CUNY Graduate Center. At PS2 she serves as faculty coordinator, and is the interim certificate coordinator for the Public Scholarship certificate program. An active public historian for just under two decades, Prithi has worked with a number of cultural organizations across New York City.
Projects
CUNY Adjunct Incubator
The Center for the Humanities' and the Gittell Urban Studies Collective’ CUNY Adjunct Incubator supports the critical and community-engaged scholarship and pedagogy work of adjuncts teaching across CUNY.
PS2
The Public Scholarship Practice Space (PS2) honors the past, present & future of public scholarship at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Black Land Ownership
The Impact of Listening and Being Heard: Oral History, Archives, & Advocacy Workshop
Our Stories, Our Voices: Community Archives
The City Amplified: Oral Histories and Radical Archiving
Working Groups
Events
Conversation & Performance
Extending Radical Empathy: A Listening Party and Book Launch!
News
Opportunities, News & Grants
Call for Applications: 2025 CUNY Adjunct Incubator Grants
Opportunities
Call for Applications: 2020 CUNY Adjunct Incubator Grants
Opportunities
Call for Applications: Editor Opportunity for The City Amplified
Opportunities
