New Directions for Public Memory of California History

Michele Brewster, Graduate Student, UC Irvine

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Memory
  • Museums/Exhibits
Abstract

Presenters to discuss new and future directions for public memory of California History

Description

I would like to discuss how the history of California is presented in spaces of public memory such as museums, historical societies, battleground sites (Mexican-American War in California), ranchos, etc. Read More

Archival Distortion

Shelby Kendrick, Recent graduate in Public History, Sacramento State

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Memory
  • Theory
Abstract

Archival professionals and academics have explored and developed standards and best practices for accessioning collections, but much of the existing literature on accessioning only pertains to appraisal and the ethics behind choosing which collections to acquire. Read More

Stories from the Borderlands: Possibilities, Limitations, and Challenges of Oral History

Judith Perera, Ph.D. Candidate, Arizona State University

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Inclusion
  • Oral History
  • Place
Abstract

The borderlands present a unique opportunity for exploration and documentation for the public historian. Read More

Insider/Outsider: Engaging Racial Bias & Positionality in Interpretation

GVGK Tang, Graduate Student, Temple University

Proposal Type

Working Group

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Inclusion
  • Theory
Abstract

Who gets to do what kind of work? We, as public historians, must engage the ethics of occupying/interpreting spaces to which we do not belong. Read More

THATCamp

Abby Curtin Teare, Grants Manager, Cleveland History Center

Proposal Type

Workshop

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Digital
  • Science and Tech
Abstract

THATCamp is a workshop for digital explorers and enthusiasts. It will consist of 6 to 9 concurrent mini-sessions, conversation, and networking at the intersection of digital technology and public history work. Read More

How do we interpret disability in our National Parks?

Perri Meldon, Candidate for MA in History, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Inclusion
  • Museums/Exhibits
Abstract

I intend to understand how we interpret disability in the National Park Service (and possibly local institutions, as well). Read More

Visitor-Centered Interpretation: Research, Results, and Practices

Brian Forist, Lecturer in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology, Indiana University

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Teaching
  • Theory
Abstract

Public historians and other scholars are engaged in a variety of research that illuminates the vital role visitors to heritage sites play in constructing their own understandings of the past. Read More

More than Crossed Wires: How do we Create a Collaborative Power Grid?

Zachary Hottel, Archivist, Shenandoah County Library- Truban Archives

Proposal Type

Structured Conversation

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Museums/Exhibits
Abstract

Creating sustained collaboration in the historic community is often difficult. Museums, historic sites, archives, and other institutions often struggle to do this due traditional, vertical lines of power. Read More

Uncomfortable Histories and Advocating from Within: The Millennial Power Dynamic and Ethics at Public History Institutions

Kate Crosby, Graduate Student, University of South Carolina

Proposal Type

Structured Conversation

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Inclusion
Abstract

Younger public history professionals have been trained not only in the methods of public history, but also in the ethics of the profession. Read More

Successes and Challenges of User-Generated Content

Monica M. Smith, Head of Exhibitions and Interpretation, Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Museums/Exhibits
Abstract

User or visitor-generated content has been a hot topic of discussion in many fields, including in history museums where we, “the experts,” often have concerns about sharing historical authority with members of the “general public” who come through our doors and visit our websites. Read More