New Arenas for Proactive Public Historians
Rebecca Bush, Curator of History/Exhibitions Manager, The Columbus Museum
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
Abstract
This roundtable seeks to highlight the experiences of public historians who are proactive in their communities in sometimes unexpected ways. Read More
Exploring the Ties Between Local History and Change at the Grassroots
Hope Shannon, PhD Candidate, Loyola University Chicago
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
Abstract
This roundtable will explore how local history can be used to shape political and social change at the local level. Read More
Virginia’s First Lunch Counter Sit-in Demonstrations: Hampton Institute Students and the Dismantling of Jim Crow
Zachary McKiernan, Professor, Cuesta College
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Memory
- Oral History
Abstract
On February 10, 1960, students from Hampton Institute staged Virginia’s first lunch counter demonstrations; a movement that morphed into economic boycotts, picket lines, and voter registration drives. Read More
Public vs. Private: Practical Applications of Public History in a Rural, Libertarian State
Jim Bertolini, Historian, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Place
- Preservation
Abstract
Ranching is an endemic part of Nevada’s history that symbolizes both the culture of the region and its political controversies, from the Sagebrush Rebellion to Bunkerville. Read More
Doing Public History in the Face of Community Resistance
Paul Ringel, Associate Professor of History, High Point University
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Oral History
- Teaching
Abstract
Our project on the history of a Jim Crow-era African-American high school in our home city of High Point, North Carolina has received tremendous support from some parts of the city’s black community. Read More
New Directions for Public Memory of California History
Michele Brewster, Graduate Student, UC Irvine
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
Presenters to discuss new and future directions for public memory of California History
Description
I would like to discuss how the history of California is presented in spaces of public memory such as museums, historical societies, battleground sites (Mexican-American War in California), ranchos, etc. Read More
Insider/Outsider: Engaging Racial Bias & Positionality in Interpretation
GVGK Tang, Graduate Student, Temple University
Proposal Type
Working Group
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
- Theory
Abstract
Who gets to do what kind of work? We, as public historians, must engage the ethics of occupying/interpreting spaces to which we do not belong. Read More
How do we interpret disability in our National Parks?
Perri Meldon, Candidate for MA in History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
I intend to understand how we interpret disability in the National Park Service (and possibly local institutions, as well). Read More
Visitor-Centered Interpretation: Research, Results, and Practices
Brian Forist, Lecturer in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology, Indiana University
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Teaching
- Theory
Abstract
Public historians and other scholars are engaged in a variety of research that illuminates the vital role visitors to heritage sites play in constructing their own understandings of the past. Read More
Taking Public History to the Streets
David Dean, Professor and Co-Director Carleton Centre for Public History, Carleton University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Place
- Preservation
Abstract
This roundtable considers how taking public history to the streets challenges boundaries and borders through multidisciplinary and multifaceted acts such as public art, performance, murals, installations etc. Read More