Public History and Public Radio

Julie Rogers, Historian, NPR Research, Archives, & Data Strategy

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Oral History
  • Preservation
  • Archives
Abstract

Public radio is an important cultural institution, but the value of its archives and its role as a historic repository is often overlooked. Read More

Sports on Campus History: Sporting Traditions as Public Memory and History

Andrew McGregor, PhD Candidate, Purdue University

Proposal Type

Working Group

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Place
  • Memory
Abstract

Sports are an integral part of the college experience and dominate institutions’ public images. Mascots, fight songs, and game day traditions reflect the identity of cities, states, and regions and their citizens, highlighting larger histories of settlement, race, gender, politics, and more. Read More

Place, Memory, and the Challenges of Transformation

Pamela Curtin, Graduate Student – Public History, West Virginia University

Proposal Type

Working Group

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Memory
  • Environment
Abstract

This working group or structured conversation aims to explore the power of place and public memory, the transformation of physical places, and the role of the public historian in the middle of this conversation. Read More

Telling Histories of Radicalism in Less-Than Radical Places

Devin Hunter, Assistant Professor of US and Public History, University of Illinois Springfield

Proposal Type

Roundtable

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
Abstract

This round table will discuss general practices and case studies regarding the interpretation of radical history in places that are today less-than radical. Read More

The Persistence of Feme Covert: Uncovering Women’s History at House Museums

Brian Whetstone, Student, Hastings College

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Material Culture
  • Place
  • Memory
Abstract

At historic house museums across the United States, the lives of women remain covered in traditional interpretive narratives. Read More

Making the Exclusive Past Part of the Middle: Establishing an Inclusive History

Constance Mandeville, PhD Student, University of South Carolina

Proposal Type

Panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Oral History
Abstract

In 2016 trans bathroom bills became the biggest political issue causing many trans lifelines to be overloaded with phone calls. Read More

Asian Women and Climate Change Adaptation

Peg Christoff, Lecturer, Stony Brook University

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Science and Tech
  • Environment
Abstract

In the Asia-Pacific region, where 80% of the disasters are climatological, meteorological, or hydrological, women are disproportionately affected, suffering from the impact of floods, droughts, and the effects of climate change. Read More

The Professional Historian and the Politics of Preservation

Joshua Pollarine, Research Historian, Historical Research Associates, Inc.

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Preservation
Abstract

The participants in this roundtable will discuss their experiences as professional historians participating in public debates about historic preservation and the complications that can arise. Read More

Hard Questions: When to Save a Museum and When to Let it Die?

Elyssa Ford, Assistant Professor of History, Northwest Missouri State University

Proposal Type

Structured Conversation

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Museums/Exhibits
Abstract

The International Council of Museums defines a museum as “a non-profit-making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, and open to the public….” Read More

Constructed Nature: Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Public History through Historical Research and Exhibit Design

Megan Kendrick, Adjunct Faculty, Woodbury University

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Digital
  • Teaching
Abstract

This proposed panel will explore methodologies, challenges and outcomes of teaching public history in nontraditional settings. Read More