Rethinking Revitalization: Intersection of Preservation and Gentrification
Denise Gallagher, Graduate Research Assistant, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation
Proposal Type
TBD, looking for feedback
Seeking
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Preservation
- Memory
Abstract
In my own research I am looking at how preservationists interpret the history of urban neighborhoods and how those methods overlook local communities. Read More
In the Middle of Experiences and Outcomes: Storytelling in the Digital Age
Megan Harris, Senior Reference Specialist, Veterans History Project, Library of Congress
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Oral History
- Place
- Memory
- Theory
- Digital
Abstract
We propose a roundtable discussion to build upo n oral history-focused panels at previous NCPH conferences by examining a f ew recent case studies, but more importantly, by opening a dialogue with th e audience members in order to identify common challenges, brainstorm poten tial solutions, and offer thoughts on a way forward. 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
The Politics of the Middle
Tim Rives, Deputy Director, Eisenhower Presidential Library
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Civic Engagement
- Museums/Exhibits
- Memory
Abstract
The panel will discuss the “politics of the middle.” President Dwight D. Eisenhower is a representative figure. Read More
Interpreting the Layers of Indian Removal
Savannah Grandey, Director of Interpretation, Historic Westville
Proposal Type
Pecha Kucha
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
- Memory
Abstract
“Indian Removal” as articulated by Andrew Jackson and comrades was a monumental idea and federal policy that irrevocably shaped the southeastern United States. Read More
Community Oral Histories
Elizabeth Gritter, Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Local and Oral History, Indiana University Southeast
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Oral History
- Place
- Memory
Abstract
I am seeking presenters involved in community ( defined broadly) oral history projects in order to present the results of t heir work. Read More
Repeat Photography: Understanding our Place through Sequential Observation
Craig S. Campbell, Dr, Youngstown State University
Proposal Type
Pecha Kucha
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Material Culture
- Place
- Memory
Abstract
About 1950, George R. Stewart, Professor of English at Berkeley, photographed many different types of landscapes along Highway 40. Read More
From Davis Bend to Mound Bayou
Sade Turnipseed, Executive Director / History Professor, Khafre, Inc / MVSU
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Material Culture
- Place
- Memory
Abstract
By studying the cotton plantation system of the Old South and operations owned by Joseph and Jefferson Davis, juxtaposed t o the self-determined agency of Benjamin Montgomery, and how Davis Bend became what was considered an “imagined community” in the historical township of Mound Bayou. Read More