On Archiving Rubble
Leen katrib, princeton university
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
In 1903, Alois Riegl distinguished between ruins & rubble through the recognition of an original form. He defines rubble as a formless pile that reveals no trace of the original creation, thereby no longer conveying age-value. Read More
Repairing National Register nominations: The Struggles and Challenges of Maintaining Accurate Documentation in a Changing World
jENNIFER bETSWORTH, New York State Historic Preservation Office
Proposal Type
Working Group
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Consulting
- Government Historians
- Preservation
Abstract
National Register nominations are often foundational documents in a community’s effort to preserve important sites or neighborhoods. Read More
Animals and Audience: Opportunities and Obstacles for Public History in a More-than-Human World
Alison Laurence, M.I.T.
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Animals
Abstract
The “animal turn” is well established across the humanities. Public historians, too, think with and about the non-human world. Read More
Theorizing the Public
Holly Genovese, University of Texas at Austin
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
- Theory
Abstract
We hope to use the new “Theses on Theory and History” by Ethan Kleinberg, Joan Wallach Scott, and Gary Wilder as a provocation to reflect on the relationship between critical theory and public history. Read More
Recovered Histories and the Remaking of University Campuses
Andrew Denson, Western Carolina University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Place
- Social Justice
Abstract
This session will explore current public history projects that seek to reshape the identities of university campuses by interpreting lost or suppressed histories. Read More
States of Incarceration: Invoking the Past to Re-Imagine the Future of Justice
Shana Russell, Humanities Action Lab
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- 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
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- 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
Breaking Barriers: Challenges and Opportunities of a Multi-Year Digital Documentary Editing Project
Carrie knight, Seward Family Digital Archive
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Public Engagement
Abstract
How do we balance providing access to users and contributors while maintaining archival expectations and digitization standards? What are some of the unique challenges and opportunities of a multi-year, student-led, and volunteer-supported digital project? Read More
Digital Humanities Lab
Abby Curtin Teare, NCPH Digital Media Group
Proposal Type
Workshop
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
The NCPH Digital Media Group is organizing the Digital Humanities Lab – a workshop that provides opportunities for collaborative learning and professional networking around digital resources, skills, and strategies for public historians and professionals working in adjacent fields (e.g. Read More
Reinterpreting Tilden
allison horrocks, national park service
Proposal Type
Working Group
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Labor and Economy
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
- Teaching and Training
- Theory
Abstract
For more than sixty years, Freeman Tilden’s Interpreting Our Heritage has been widely relied upon by many historical interpreters as a classic, benchmark text on how to work with the public. Read More