Episcopal Diocese of New York Black Presence Project: the Development of a Public Space for Truth Telling
JEAN BALLARD TEREPKA, ST. MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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Traditional Panel
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- Memory
- Public Engagement
Abstract
This paper explores the on-going achievements and challenges of Episcopal Diocese of New York Black Presence Project, launched in February, 2018. Read More
Forgotten, Bloody Histories
CHRISTINE SAVOIE, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
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Traditional Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
Abstract
In this panel, I would like to public historians to discuss bloody histories that are forgotten. Read More
Diasporic Desires: The Role of Public History in Queer API Community Building
GVGK TANG, INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
History is a lens through which we reflect on and conceptualize our own lives. Read More
Commemoration and the Act of Omission
TIMOTHY KNEELAND, NAZARETH COLLEGE
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
Abstract
The public commemoration of key moments or eras in the past has often served as a tool to reinforce existing social hierarchies and to exclude or negate the history of marginalized groups. Read More
Remembering American Girlhood
TIFFANY ISSELHARDT, GIRL MUSEUM
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Roundtable
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Material Culture
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
Girlhood is a marginalized space in public history, often confined to bedrooms, nurseries, and courtships. While exceptions exist, they are seen as rare examples of defiance rather than well known expressions of a marginalized culture. Read More
Strengthening the Social Threads of Local History: People in Place
Michelle Mcclellan, university of michigan
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Place
- Local History
Abstract
This session addresses what local history might become during the 21st Century and how can we understand it better as an historical genre that has been a popular and durable form to chronicle the past. Read More
Who Isn’t Afraid Of The Dark: Probing Paranormal Public History
MEGAN CULLEN TEWELL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Traditional Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Place
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
This panel offers an opportunity to discuss the interpretation and implications of paranormal public history, including ethical, financial, social, and environmental considerations. Read More
Sparking Change By Incorporating Music in Public History
ERIC HUNG, MUSIC OF ASIAN AMERICA RESEARCH CENTER
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
- Theory
Abstract
Music can help us heal, grow, form community, and open difficult conversations. Read More
Interpreting the Historic Sites and Legal History of Slavery
WILLIAM KELLY, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
Abstract
This paper examines the sequence of events that led to Charlotte Dupuy, an enslaved woman, suing outgoing Secretary of State Henry Clay while living at Decatur House in Washington, D.C Read More
Presenting Racial Histories at Predominately White Institutions
JILL FOUND, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
As more historically white and white-majority colleges and universities study their own racist histories, how do they present this past to the public? Read More