American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2017) Winner
Ruth Sergel
ルース・サーゲル
Rūsu Sāgeru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- director, writer, activist, interactive technology designer, public artist
- Affiliations
- Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Interactive Telecommunications Program (Resident Researcher)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | American Book Award | See You in the Streets: Art, Action and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
American Book Award
2017
Work:
See You in the Streets: Art, Action and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
See You in the Streets: Art, Action and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
2016 Non-fiction / Memory and Public HistoryA record and reflection on commemorative projects and public art around the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, focusing on initiatives such as Chalk and the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, and discussing the relationship between memory and civic action.
memory and memorializationpublic artcommunity engagement
Belle
2004 Short film / FableA fable about old age and beauty, created in collaboration with a group of women aged 83–90 who performed and advised in the making of the film.
agingconcepts of beautycollaborative creation
CUSP
2000 Short film / Coming-of-age dramaPortrays a girl entering early adolescence and the turmoil in her world, exploring friendship and struggle at an age when identity is at stake. Premiered at New Directors/New Films (MOMA) and aired on PBS and IFC.
adolescencefriendshipidentity
Bruce
1998 Short film / Dance filmA three-minute short featuring dancer Bruce Jackson in his wheelchair. Premiered at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and aired on PBS.
bodily expressiondisability and dance
Bibliography
- See You in the Streets: Art, Action and Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
- Belle (short film, 2004)
- CUSP (short film, 2000)
- Bruce (short film, 1998)
- Voices of 9.11 (project / video archive, 2002–2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- documentary-oriented prosecommunity-engaged, practice-led writinguse of interactive media in expression
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and memorializationpractices of remembrance in public spacetechnology-human connection
Legacy
Ruth Sergel is known for promoting remembrance and public memory through public art and community engagement. Through projects such as the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition and Voices of 9.11, she has advanced socially engaged art practices. Her films have been screened at institutions like MOMA and Tribeca, earning recognition in film and interactive media.
Archives
- Voices of 9.11 (online archive, hereisnewyorkv911.org)
- New York Historical Society (exhibited/held materials)
- Corcoran Gallery of Art (exhibition records)
In Popular Culture
- Testimonies from Voices of 9.11 have been featured in media and exhibitions and are referenced as public history material related to 9/11.
Trivia
- Founder of the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition.
- Led the Voices of 9.11 video oral-history archive, collecting over 500 testimonies.
- Her films have screened at MOMA and the Tribeca Film Festival and been broadcast on PBS and IFC.
- Served as a Resident Researcher at NYU Tisch's Interactive Telecommunications Program.