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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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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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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- Seeking Additional Presenters
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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
Proposal Type
Point-Counterpoint
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- 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
- Public Engagement
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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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- 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
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- Public Engagement
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
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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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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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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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
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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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