Saving Underrepresented Voices: Failures & Successes of Diversity in Oral History
Matthew Coody, Executive Director, New York Preservation Archive Project
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Oral History
- Preservation
Abstract
We propose a panel discussion that explores the failures and successes of initiatives working to document underrepresented voices across America today. Read More
Public Histories of Poverty
Ethan Sribnick, Consultant, Adjunct Professor, Montgomery College
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Consulting
- Inclusion
Abstract
As a consultant, I have been engaged in writing institutional histories of social welfare and advocacy organizations that have focused on the needs of the poor and dispossessed. Read More
New Arenas for Proactive Public Historians
Rebecca Bush, Curator of History/Exhibitions Manager, The Columbus Museum
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
Abstract
This roundtable seeks to highlight the experiences of public historians who are proactive in their communities in sometimes unexpected ways. Read More
Sustaining Projects Across Distances
Adina Langer, Curator, Museum of History and Holocaust Education
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Consulting
- Inclusion
- Theory
Abstract
What challenges are present when you attempt to sustain projects across distances, both physically and culturally? Read More
Stories from the Borderlands: Possibilities, Limitations, and Challenges of Oral History
Judith Perera, Ph.D. Candidate, Arizona State University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Oral History
- Place
Abstract
The borderlands present a unique opportunity for exploration and documentation for the public historian. Read More
Insider/Outsider: Engaging Racial Bias & Positionality in Interpretation
GVGK Tang, Graduate Student, Temple University
Proposal Type
Working Group
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
- Theory
Abstract
Who gets to do what kind of work? We, as public historians, must engage the ethics of occupying/interpreting spaces to which we do not belong. Read More
How do we interpret disability in our National Parks?
Perri Meldon, Candidate for MA in History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
I intend to understand how we interpret disability in the National Park Service (and possibly local institutions, as well). Read More
Hegemonic Power, Fantasy Heritage, and the Legacy of Juan de Onate in Southwest Tourism
Frank G Perez, Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
The proposed paper examines the First Thanksgiving of the Americas Festival in San Elizario, Texas using hegemonic theory and Carey McWilliams’ (2016) concept of fantasy heritage to argue the event distorts history, erases the mestizo/Mexican/Mexican American peoples from history, and serves as a vehicle that promotes Eurocentrism in a metro area that is 83% Mexican/Mexican American. Read More
Uncomfortable Histories and Advocating from Within: The Millennial Power Dynamic and Ethics at Public History Institutions
Kate Crosby, Graduate Student, University of South Carolina
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
Abstract
Younger public history professionals have been trained not only in the methods of public history, but also in the ethics of the profession. Read More
Graphic Novels and History
Andrea Wilson, Graduate Teaching Assistant/Student, Wichita State University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Teaching
Abstract
When most people hear about graphic novels they think of childish comic books that are only meant for light reading. Read More