It’s More Than A Sign: Neighborhood Heritage Trails in Urban Spaces
Samantha Citarella, George Washington University
Proposal Type
Collaborative Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Oral History
- Place
Abstract
My research is concerned with the use of public history in urban environments. Read More
You Can’t Handle the Truth!: Reconciling Painful Histories
Courtney Hobson, Maryland Lynching Memorial Project
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
With the recent opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, as well as the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, in Montgomery, Alabama, there have been national discussions about confronting America’s history of racial violence. Read More
Theatre as Commemorative Space
Rebekah Bryer, Northwestern University
Proposal Type
Experiential
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
There has been a lot of discussion in the public history field on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, how it has captured the cultural imagination, and the impact it has had. Read More
Museums, Monuments, and the Memory of War
Greg waters, New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
Abstract
The Vietnam War has long been an open wound on the national psyche. The continuous flow of documentaries, books, academic papers, and other media confirms that our country has not yet made peace with the conflict in Vietnam. Read More
Black Public History in the Age of (Neo) Emancipation
Angela Tate, Northwestern University
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Place
- Social Justice
Abstract
Black people have long turned to public history–museums, temporary exhibits, walking tours, publications, etc–to educate, remember, and empower. Read More
Remembering Camp Devens during World War I
Kara Fosey, Fort Devens Museum
Proposal Type
Collaborative Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
Abstract
The Fort Devens Museum, a private non-profit organization, collects, preserves, and shares historic photographs, documents, and artifacts that tell the histories of Camp Devens and Fort Devens from 1917 to the present. Read More
Food History & Foodways: Have your cake and think on it too
nicole orphanides, independent historian and National Library of Medicine
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
In an age of “stay-at-home dads,” dieting fads, and mobile ordering food delivery, how has the food industry changed over the years and what does this say about our lives? Read More
Beyond Granite: The Past and Future of Statues, Monuments and Plaques
Caroline Klibanoff, Northeastern University
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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
History in Theatre: A Delicate Balance
Lydia Nightingale, State University at Albany
Proposal Type
Film Screening and Discussion
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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