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
Self Care and Self Repair
Chelsea Farrell, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Proposal Type
Collaborative Conversation
Seeking
- 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
Advocacy from the Outside: Working for Community-based Organizations
Tanya Lane, Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
This proposal is inspired by the question: Who decides what is worth repairing? Read More
States of Incarceration: Invoking the Past to Re-Imagine the Future of Justice
Shana Russell, Humanities Action Lab
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Social Justice
Abstract
States of Incarceration is a national public humanities initiative that was created and is sustained through collaboration between universities, community organizations, and public spaces in thirty communities throughout the United States. Read More
Repairing Community Relationships
Leslie Leonard, Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Advocacy
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
How can you breathe new life into a museum/historic site/program that has become stagnant or stale? Read More