Karilyn Crockett

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1995

Karilyn Crockett

MYTOWN

http://www.mytowninc.org

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Education & Youth Leadership

The Bold Idea:

Since 1995, MYTOWN has been using the process of sharing local history to empower young people and build appreciation of urban neighborhoods. This work has led to the creation of more than 200 jobs for Boston teenagers who in turn have educated over 10,000 residents and visitors.

Biography:

Karilyn Crockett is currently pursuing a PhD in American Studies at Yale University.  She states, "in many ways, my research is an extension of the work of MYTOWN and seeks alternative ways of describing and documenting the built environment with particular attention to migration, marginality and economic change."