From War to Fire – Critical and Practical Views on Museum Interpretation and Engagement
Brian Failing, Executive Director, Aurora Regional Fire Museum
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Panel
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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 vs. Private: Practical Applications of Public History in a Rural, Libertarian State
Jim Bertolini, Historian, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
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Roundtable
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Ranching is an endemic part of Nevada’s history that symbolizes both the culture of the region and its political controversies, from the Sagebrush Rebellion to Bunkerville. Read More
Stories from the Borderlands: Possibilities, Limitations, and Challenges of Oral History
Judith Perera, Ph.D. Candidate, Arizona State University
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The borderlands present a unique opportunity for exploration and documentation for the public historian. Read More
Taking Public History to the Streets
David Dean, Professor and Co-Director Carleton Centre for Public History, Carleton University
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Roundtable
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This roundtable considers how taking public history to the streets challenges boundaries and borders through multidisciplinary and multifaceted acts such as public art, performance, murals, installations etc. 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
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Panel
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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
Salmon Design: Oregon’s Heritage Fish Hatcheries
Rodney Bohner, Graduate Student, University of Oregon
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Panel
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In view of their significance in relation to Oregon’s commerce, conservation, recreation, in addition to the fact that many are already, or are nearing, 50 years of age, the need to evaluate fish hatcheries as historic resources has reached certain imperativeness. Read More
Visualizing Recovery from Cruel Pasts – using creative arts to relieve the pain
Julia Wells, Head, Isikhumbuzo Applied History Unit, Rhodes University
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Experiential
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While painful events in the past cannot be changed, how we feel about them can. Our team demonstrates how the story of an unsung hero from the early days of colonial conquest in South Africa can inspire and uplift audiences. Read More
Making the Inaccessible Accessible
Jamie Melissa Wilms, Director of Education, Molly Brown House Museum
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The Molly Brown House Museum in Denver, CO is currently striving to make it’s 120+ year old home accessible to all. Read More