Environment Archives | National Council on Public History

Female Empowerment and Climate Change Activists in the Global South

PROPOSAL TYPE

Roundtable

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ABSTRACT

I would like to discuss an open access oral history digital archive titled Feminists Shifting Paradigms for Environmental Social Justice. Read More

Surf’s Up!: Using the CESU to Create a New Multiple Property Document for Sites Associated with the History of Surfing

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Roundtable

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ABSTRACT

This roundtable will discuss an innovative multi-year CESU funded collaboration between the National Park Service Preservation Partners Program, the UNLV Public History Program and Sea of Clouds a non-profit preservation organization focused on coastal landscape and surfing history preservation and interpretation. Read More

Monuments to Death or Life?: Encountering Southern Indigenous Historic Environments of Memory

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Roundtable

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ABSTRACT

Public dialogue about Indigenous history in the South is overwhelmingly dominated by “Trails of Tears” narratives, particularly as experienced by the Cherokee Nation. Despite more recent scholarly acknowledgement of Native communities who evaded forced removal and continue to live in the South today, many monuments and historic sites continue to present the impression the Native Southern history terminated in the 1830s. Read More

Soot in the Mortar: Interpreting the Origins of the Climate Crisis at Historic Sites

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Roundtable

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ABSTRACT

Climate change mitigation and advocacy are growing topics in museums, but it is rare for sites with historical connections to industry or fossil fuel to interpret the origins of the crisis. Read More

Too Hot for The Horses, Too Hot for History?: Climate Change and Outdoor History

Alena Pirok, Georgia Southern University

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Roundtable

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ABSTRACT

When the temperature climbs above 95℉ in Savannah the carriage horses are given the day off. City officials argue that the heat is hazardous for horses. Read More

Preserving the Stories While Transforming the Building: Overcoming Challenges in Adaptive Reuse

KATHLEEN CONTI, HHM & ASSOCIATES

Proposal Type

Roundtable

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Abstract

In bringing together practitioners, academics, and community members, this roundtable will grapple with the challenges and successes of adaptive reuse, especially focusing on historic sites embodying under-told stories. Read More

Place, Memory, and the Challenges of Transformation

Pamela Curtin, Graduate Student – Public History, West Virginia University

Proposal Type

Working Group

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Abstract

This working group or structured conversation aims to explore the power of place and public memory, the transformation of physical places, and the role of the public historian in the middle of this conversation. Read More

Asian Women and Climate Change Adaptation

Peg Christoff, Lecturer, Stony Brook University

Proposal Type

Panel

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Abstract

In the Asia-Pacific region, where 80% of the disasters are climatological, meteorological, or hydrological, women are disproportionately affected, suffering from the impact of floods, droughts, and the effects of climate change. Read More