The Middle or the Edge?: Sustaining and Transitioning Community Public History Projects
Rachel Boyle, PhD Candidate, Loyola University Chicago
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Oral History
- Preservation
Abstract
This roundtable brings together public historians to explore ways to make community history projects sustainable and worthwhile for stakeholders while laying the groundwork for transitioning full leadership into the hands of the community. Read More
Inclusive Public History: Training and Practice
Camille Bethune-Brown, student, University of Maryland
Proposal Type
Working Group
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Teaching
- Other: Diversity/Inclusion
Abstract
This working group seeks to continue the work and conversation from our roundtable, “Public Historians of Color”; we aim to examine the tools of public history training and practice as components of the discipline’s pipeline. Read More
Making History the New Sexy
Elisabeth Fricker, Graduate Student, University of South Dakota
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Theory
- Digital
- Teaching
Abstract
The need for Public Historians to make a conscious efforts to learn about theories in fields like Communication and Political Science in order to engage their audiences and rally supporters with social media and community organizing techniques. Read More
Crowd Curating Workshop
Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, Professor, IUPUI
Proposal Type
Workshop
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Museums/Exhibits
- Teaching
Abstract
Shared authority sounds great, but how do you actually curate exhibits with a shared or even distributed authority model? Read More
Public Historians and Libraries
Hannah Schmidl, Humanities Development Coordinator, Princeton Public Library
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Other: Libraries
Abstract
Public libraries are increasingly providing their communities with public programs and engaging in community projects and partnerships. Read More
The Invisible Middle: History Professors Engaging in Public History on Campuses
Anna Kaplan, Doctoral Candidate, American University
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Place
- Teaching
- Other: Universities/Colleges
Abstract
Investigating the role college history professor have or have not played in historical interpretations on higher education campuses beyond and including confederate statues. Read More
The Middle of the Intersection: Oral History, Public History, and Service-Learning
Michella Marino, Assistant Professor of History, Hastings College
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Oral History
- Teaching
Abstract
My Intro to Oral History class provides an intersection for academic, public, and oral history through Service-Learning projects. Read More
Cryptologic Myths
Gregory Nedved, Historian, Center for Cryptologic History
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government historians
- Museums/Exhibits
- Teaching
Abstract
As a historian at the Center for Cryptologic History, I give presentations to the general public (my definition of the “middle”) all of the time. Read More
The FDR Memorial as 1990s Culture War
Keith Eberly, Assistant Professor of Education and History, Muskingum University
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Memory
- Other: Monuments & Memorials
Abstract
Between 1974 and 1997, New Deal liberals designed, promoted, and ultimately built a memorial to FDR on the National Mall. Read More
Beyond Data – Digital Methods as a Way to Present History
Michelle Davison, PhD Student, University of South Florida
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Digital
- Science and Tech
Abstract
The affordances of digital methods in presenting history and engaging with the public. Read More