Strengthening Community Well-Being Through Public History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Preservation
- Public Engagemet
ABSTRACT
This session will present and discuss several projects that are deeply rooted in community-centered work. It will highlight projects that are:
- Prioritizing collaboration work that amplifies the voices of community members.
Queer History Community Walking Tours as Societal Project
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Through a program of walking tours on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Close Friends Collective works to build a model of public history that prioritizes community partnership and social dialogue. Read More
Solidarity Posting: Digital Tools for Public Outreach
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Digital
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
A museum blog can be a valuable source of information for sharing public history in a public space, but deciding what topics to cover can often be challenging. Read More
Mapping the Black Agricultural Landscape
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Preservation
- Landscape Architecture
ABSTRACT
The topic I’m interested to present on is visual narrative of Black life throughout the state of Illinois, particularly through the lens of agriculture and landscape. Read More
Building Bridges: Innovative Educational Collaborations Between Museums and the Local Community
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Community Outreach
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This panel will feature various projects in which museums have partnered with local community members to enhance educational experiences. Read More
Mixing it Up: Collaborative Queer Public History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
There is often strength in numbers when it comes to interpreting queer history during times of censorship, public pushback, and polarization. Read More
Conscious Editing Across Departments
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Social Justice
- Memory
ABSTRACT
Often efforts to correct offensive terminology in archival and library materials are siloed and ad hoc – one person or a small group in one department undertake redescription efforts. Read More
Accessible NCPH
PROPOSAL TYPE
Workshop
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Social Justice
- Public Engagement
- Accessibility
ABSTRACT
For several years, DEAI/IDEA (Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion) initiatives have become more prominent, promoting inclusion for many marginalized communities. Read More
Shared Memory: Interpreting the exhibitions of a liberation war museum
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
An important task for public historians of memorialization is studying the shared memory of a community. Interpreting exhibitions of a museum portraying the liberation of a country opens up opportunities for that particular community to share their “true” experienced memory of that event. Read More
“Working on the Pipeline” – Stories of Latine Leadership, Mentorship, and Representation in NC
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Archives
- Oral History
ABSTRACT
In 2023, the bilingual New Roots/Nuevas Raíces Oral History Archive launched a new and ongoing series of interviews focused on Latine leaders in North Carolina. Read More