More Than a Field Trip: Building Interactive History Experiences that Spark Investigation
PROPOSAL TYPE
Nuts and Bolts
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
How do we move beyond scripted tours to create revolutionary learning experiences? How do we engage with necessary but challenging topics like westward conquest in an inviting, engaging field trip? Read More
Collaborating in Crisis: Applied and Academic Public Historians in Conversation
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Reflections on the Field
ABSTRACT
The current U.S. presidential administration is determined to usher in a “revolution” in historical thinking and presentation. Read More
What is Reenactment?
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Theory in Practice
ABSTRACT
This proposal seeks to help answer the question ‘what is reenactment?’ It does this by investigating past meanings of the word. Read More
Starting with Stories: Building Exhibits in Reverse
PROPOSAL TYPE
Experiential
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
Revolution reshapes societies, but how we document, preserve, and interpret its impact shapes collective memory. This presentation explores “reverse exhibit development,” using oral history as the foundation rather than the frame. Read More
Protests: Radium Girls Changing the Work Force
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Labor and Organizing
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Women have historically been silenced in their efforts creating equality. A specific group of working class women fell victim to corporate greed and corruption and decided enough was enough. Read More
Nuclear Weapons in Our Midst — A Cold War Revolution
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
During the Cold War, 49 of the 50 states hosted nuclear weapons, often located very close to the citizens they were designed to protect. Read More
Anniversary as Eulogy
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
ABSTRACT
Anniversaries are often an opportunity to celebrate key figures and moments in history and to reflect on their significance to our present. Read More
For the Next 50 years: Fostering the Next Generation of Voices in American History and Decorative Arts
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
ABSTRACT
As the United States reflects on its 250th, small and local museums dedicated to American Decorative Arts and history face a pivotal moment: how to sustain their collections, engage new audiences, and cultivate the next generation of professionals. Read More
Los Charros: Changing Landscapes and Preserving Traditions
PROPOSAL TYPE
Open to Feedback
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
ABSTRACT
We’d like to present on our work on the history of the Asociación de Charros Los Costeños de Brentwood and their cultural home at Contra Loma Regional Park in Antioch, CA. Read More
Contested Heritage in the Era of Trumpism 2.0
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
- Preservation
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
We invite scholars, practitioners, and community members to join a session exploring the politics of memory and public history amid escalating culture wars, censorship, and reactionary policymaking. Read More