Histories of Our Own
gvgk tang, Temple University
Proposal Type
Point-Counterpoint
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Advocacy
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
Abstract
Can history be contrived within the bounds of the white institution – an exhibit, an archive or historic site? Read More
It’s More Than A Sign: Neighborhood Heritage Trails in Urban Spaces
Samantha Citarella, George Washington University
Proposal Type
Collaborative Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Oral History
- Place
Abstract
My research is concerned with the use of public history in urban environments. Read More
You Can’t Handle the Truth!: Reconciling Painful Histories
Courtney Hobson, Maryland Lynching Memorial Project
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
With the recent opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, as well as the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, in Montgomery, Alabama, there have been national discussions about confronting America’s history of racial violence. Read More
Preservation or Demolition? It All Depends…
Michael binder, Air Force Declassification Office
Proposal Type
Open to discussion; perhaps Point-Counterpoint?
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
Whether a historic building gets preserved or demolished often rests on the historic context on which its significance is evaluated. Read More
Public History and the Engaged University
mark barron, Iowa State University
Proposal Type
Working Group
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
This working group will explore how public history fits into the model of an engaged university, defined as an institution of higher learning whose mission is to educate and improve the lives of citizens, both inside and outside of a classroom setting. Read More
Going to Ground: Community Visualization Concerns
Zada Law, Middle Tennessee State University, Dept. of Geosciences
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Digital
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
In our practice of public history, we perceive that mapping histories is an engage-able method of highlighting historically underrepresented voices and making these stories visible and relevant to the modern public. Read More
Self Care and Self Repair
Chelsea Farrell, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Proposal Type
Collaborative Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Advocacy
- Museums/Exhibits
- Social Justice
- Teaching and Training
- Self Care
Abstract
At the Stowe Center, I lead, as well as supervise interpretive staff who also lead, discussion-based tours through Harriet Beecher Stowe’s home. Read More
Nature, Public History, and the Path to Holistic Health: Learning and Healing through Outdoor Public History Adventures
joseph Mcgraw, Stevenson University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
In 2017, I presented at a university humanities & social sciences forum on the holistic health aspects of the outdoor adventure segment of the heritage tourism industry. Read More
This Happened Here: Institutions Building Awareness With Communities
jack pittenger, ObjectIDEA
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Consulting
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
Abstract
In order to stay relevant to their communities, agile cultural institutions must be ready to adapt and change their tactics to connect and repair ties with any number of groups. Read More
Theatre as Commemorative Space
Rebekah Bryer, Northwestern University
Proposal Type
Experiential
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
There has been a lot of discussion in the public history field on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, how it has captured the cultural imagination, and the impact it has had. Read More