From War to Fire – Critical and Practical Views on Museum Interpretation and Engagement
Brian Failing, Executive Director, Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
Abstract
Our culture is shaped by both public history and collective memory, allowing the public to interact with the past in the present. Read More
Public History and Hansen’s disease-related memories
Viviane Borges, Doutora, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
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Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Archives
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Preservation
Abstract
The project proposes two lines of action. The first focused on the identification and enrollment of objects related to the leprosarium history and the second on patients commitment to creating the memorial. Read More
Virginia’s First Lunch Counter Sit-in Demonstrations: Hampton Institute Students and the Dismantling of Jim Crow
Zachary McKiernan, Professor, Cuesta College
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Memory
- Oral History
Abstract
On February 10, 1960, students from Hampton Institute staged Virginia’s first lunch counter demonstrations; a movement that morphed into economic boycotts, picket lines, and voter registration drives. Read More
The Irish Decade of Centenaries: Digital History and Commemoration
MIKE CRONIN, PROFESSOR, BOSTON COLLEGE
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Digital
- Government Historians
- Memory
Abstract
Between 2013 and 2023 the Irish State is commemorating various events from a century ago that led to the formation of the modern independent state. Read More
New Directions for Public Memory of California History
Michele Brewster, Graduate Student, UC Irvine
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
Presenters to discuss new and future directions for public memory of California History
Description
I would like to discuss how the history of California is presented in spaces of public memory such as museums, historical societies, battleground sites (Mexican-American War in California), ranchos, etc. Read More
Archival Distortion
Shelby Kendrick, Recent graduate in Public History, Sacramento State
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Archives
- Memory
- Theory
Abstract
Archival professionals and academics have explored and developed standards and best practices for accessioning collections, but much of the existing literature on accessioning only pertains to appraisal and the ethics behind choosing which collections to acquire. 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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- 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
Social Media as a Research Tool
Barbara Myers, Graduate Student, Wichita State University SPH
Proposal Type
Workshop
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Memory
- Teaching
Abstract
To sent techniques for using social media as a tool to gather and shape research. Read More
Documenting Sorrow: Condolence Projects in the Wake of Violence
Melissa Barthelemy, Doctoral Candidate Public History, UC Santa Barbara
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Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Archives
- Material Culture
- Memory
Abstract
This session aims to provide insight and guidance to librarians, archivists, and professors who must develop their own unique response to unanticipated and unthinkable tragedies, such as school shootings. Read More
Hidden Costs of History
Julie Hawks, Doctoral Student, American University
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
History museums that portray war tend to focus on brave soldiers and technology without problematizing battle scenarios or revealing how people and environments are adversely affected. Read More