And you may ask yourself “Where did religion go?”
Wendy Soltz, Ball State University
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
This proposal invites participants to engage in a presentation and conversation about the changing nature of religious landscapes and the effects of these changes on the local communities, the historical record, and the built environment. Read More
Maximizing Divergent Voices for Community Engagement
James Newberry, Kennesaw State University Department of museums, archives, and rare books
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Museums/exhibits
- Public engagement
ABSTRACT
Staff members in the Kennesaw State University Department of Museums, Archives and Rare Books (MARB) will share their experiences developing community exhibit projects and facilitating collections development and community engagement for diverse stakeholders and audiences. Read More
Town and Gown: Building Successful Community Ties
Katie clary, coastal carolina university
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/exhibits
- Public engagement
- Social Justice
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
The conversation/roundtable/panel will provide case studies of successful (or learning experiences!) partnerships between colleges and universities and their communities. Read More
Reimagining Religious Heritage and Indigenous Visibility in the Great Lakes
Sean Jacobson, Loyola University Chicago
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Place
- Preservation
ABSTRACT
The Great Lakes region holds rich resources in both Indigenous/First Nations history and North American religious heritage. Read More
Re-imagining Our Work: Sharing Authority & Better Public History
Mariaelena Dibenigno, william & mary’s highland
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
We plan to present on community-centered initiatives at historic sites facilitated and/or operated by colleges and universities. Read More
Preservation Beyond Property: Radical Alternatives to Preservation Praxis
BRIAN WHETSTONE, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This proposal seeks concrete alternatives to preservation practice that transcend the limitations of historic preservation’s entanglement with private property ownership. Read More
Nurturing New “Imagined Communities”: Grass-root Media Platforms and the Formation of Alternative Historical Narratives in Marginal Groups
Dijia Chen, University of Virginia
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Digital
- Public Engagement
- Theory
This panel investigates how alternative newspapers, magazines, exhibitions, online forums, etc. function as contact zones for marginal groups to connect, communicate, interact, and eventually develop into virtual or even real communities with their own narratives and voices against the dominating discourse. Read More
Infrastructure: Historical Impacts and Possibilities
ANNE SALSICH, OBERLIN college
PROPOSAL TYPE
Pecha Kucha
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Environment
- Government Historians
- Labor and Economy
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This collaborative session would bring multiple cultural perspectives to bear on infrastructure inequality and opportunity. Read More
The American Revolution in the Archives and the Classroom: The Impact of Research Agendas on the Teaching of the American Revolution
guy chet, university of north texas
PROPOSAL TYPE
- Roundtable
SEEKING
- General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
The panel examines how scholarly research shapes public understanding of the American Revolution. The dominant geographic framework educators use to explain the Revolution is eastern (Atlantic). 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
PROPOSAL TYPE
Working Group
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- 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