Beyond Granite: The Past and Future of Statues, Monuments and Plaques
Caroline Klibanoff, Northeastern University
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Digital
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
I propose a panel on re-envisioning memorials and monuments in the digital age. Given recent roiling debates about who and what should be commemorated, can we look beyond the limited, static, single-story nature of granite and bronze and leverage the digital to imagine a new future for this important form of public history? Read More
Uncomfortable Conversations: Interpreting Sexuality at Historic Sites and Museums
Heather Munro Prescott, Central Connecticut State University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
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- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
The importance of examining sites and collections through the lens of the history of sexuality. Read More
History in Theatre: A Delicate Balance
Lydia Nightingale, State University at Albany
Proposal Type
Film Screening and Discussion
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- Memory
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
Abstract
History on stage is a hot commodity nowadays, as evidenced by the recent success of historically-inspired plays and musicals on Broadway and beyond like Hamilton. Read More
Advocacy from the Outside: Working for Community-based Organizations
Tanya Lane, Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
This proposal is inspired by the question: Who decides what is worth repairing? Read More
Is Living History Dead?
Zachary Stocks, Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
How do “living history” institutions maintain relevancy as society becomes more and more removed from the skills, lifeways, and technologies on display? Read More
On Archiving Rubble
Leen katrib, princeton university
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- 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 General Feedback and Interest
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- 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 General Feedback and Interest
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- 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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- 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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- 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