Sonoma State University sociology professor Melinda Milligan presents her work "Before and After Katrina: Researching Historic Preservation in New Orleans" from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Stevenson 2011 on the Rohnert Park campus.
Milligan will discuss the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on her ongoing research on the renovation of historic houses in New Orleans. She will also describe the current status of preservation efforts and the response of the New Orleans preservation community to the disaster. Milligan has been studying preservation in New Orleans for several years with an analytic emphasis on the negotiation of preservationist ideology by homeowners and by preservation professionals.
The public is welcome to attend.
