Crossing the Line: Facilitating Digital Access to Primary Sources
Marie Pellissier, Graduate Student, Loyola University Chicago
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Inclusion
Abstract
The first British edition of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense offers a fascinating look into the British reaction to the American Revolution and a reminder of the global consequences of the American Revolution. Read More
Visualizing Recovery from Cruel Pasts – using creative arts to relieve the pain
Julia Wells, Head, Isikhumbuzo Applied History Unit, Rhodes University
Proposal Type
Experiential
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
While painful events in the past cannot be changed, how we feel about them can. Our team demonstrates how the story of an unsung hero from the early days of colonial conquest in South Africa can inspire and uplift audiences. Read More
Disability in Public: Creating Accessible and Community-Engaged Virtual and Physical Exhibits on the History of Disability
Beth Robertson, Research Associate / Sessional Lecturer, Carleton University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
This roundtable seeks to stimulate dialogue between public historians, activists and academics invested in and with past experience in researching, designing and developing virtual and physical exhibits on the history of disability that are both accessible and built upon strong community engagement. Read More
Sanctuary Communities: Answering to a Higher Law
Anne Salsich, Associate Archivist, Oberlin College Archives
Proposal Type
Pecha Kucha
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Digital
- Inclusion
Abstract
In 2017, local and state entities have declared themselves sanctuary communities for immigrants that are targets of the Trump administration’s inherently divisive policy to remove or bar non-citizens from the U.S. Read More
History, Universities, and Community Relations
Patricia Mooney-Melvin, Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Inclusion
- Memory
Abstract
Universities intersect with multiple communities both within and outside of the physical space they occupy. Students do not leave their concerns outside the institutional gates. Read More
Gender in Public History: Using Public History to tell Untold or Forgotten Stories
Sara Sanders, Student Member
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Inclusion
- Memory
- Theory
Abstract
In 1956 20,000 women of all races gathered in Pretoria to demand that Pass Laws not be extended to women. Read More