Public History for the Public, by the Public: An Exploration of Government-funded Public History Programs

Brandi Burns, Boise City Dept. of Arts and History

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Collaborative Conversation

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  • Advocacy
  • Government Historians
  • Public Engagement
ABSTRACT

Government historians form a fascinating sphere of the public history field. Read More

“Nevertheless, She Persisted”: Preserving Local Women’s History in the Wake of the 19th Amendment Centennial

brandi burns, boise city department of arts & history

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Working Group

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  • Advocacy
  • Place
  • Preservation
ABSTRACT

As one of many individuals across the country that worked on the 2020 suffrage commemoration, I would like to propose convening a working group to discuss efforts to continue bringing stories of women to the forefront in our local communities. Read More

Does the NHPA Need to be Fixed?

MICHAEL BINDER, AIR FORCE DECLASSIFICATION OFFICE

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Point-Counterpoint

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  • Material Culture
  • Preservation
Abstract

The demolition of federally affiliated historic properties without any mitigation — and the resultant loss of more of our history — continues despite the existence of the National Historic Preservation Act.  Read More

Episcopal Diocese of New York Black Presence Project: the Development of a Public Space for Truth Telling

JEAN BALLARD TEREPKA, ST. MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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Traditional Panel

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  • Advocacy
  • Memory
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Abstract

This paper explores the on-going achievements and challenges of Episcopal Diocese of New York Black Presence Project, launched in February, 2018. Read More

Philanthropy and Public History

ABBY CURTIN TEARE, GRANTS PLUS

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Working Group

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  • Fundraising
Abstract

In the 2017 Public History Employer Survey, practitioners noted that philanthropy is one of the biggest economic factors impacting the field of public history. Read More

Does the NHPA Need to be Fixed?

MICHAEL BINDER, AIR FORCE DECLASSIFICATION OFFICE

Proposal Type

Point-Counterpoint

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Advocacy
  • Material Culture
  • Preservation
Abstract

The demolition of historic properties without any mitigation — and the resultant loss of more of our history — continues despite the existence of the National Historic Preservation Act.  Read More

Barriers to History: Making History and Historical Research Accessible

SELENA MOON, INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN

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Structured Conversation

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Abstract

This conversation explores the difficulties that those with disabilities may have in conducting and accessing to showcasing their research, from transportation barriers to inaccessible spaces, to lack of digitized materials. Read More

Suffrage at 100: Reflecting

KATHERINE KITTERMAN, BETTER DAYS 2020

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Roundtable

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  • Advocacy
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Public Engagement
Abstract

This roundtable will include public historians at suffrage centennial organizations in Utah, Washington, and other states TBD on their work to commemorate the 19th Amendment in 2020. Read More

“That’s Something You Do After Research”: Public History in a Traditional Graduate Program

ANGELA TATE, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

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Structured Conversation

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  • Advocacy
  • Reflections on the Field
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

Career diversity! alt-ac! transferrable skills! Public humanities will save the discipline!

These are conversations cropping up across academia in the wake of the Jobs Crisis. Read More

In Defense of Public History – 40 Years Later

PATRICE GREEN, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

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Roundtable

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  • Advocacy
  • Public Engagement
  • Reflections on the Field
Abstract

Defining public history has been a challenge in the last forty years. Read More