Representing History, Memory, and Identity in Heritage Museums
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Material Culture
- Museums/Exhibits
ABSTRACT
Heritage and identity-based museums emphasize the confluence of history, memory, and identity of the communities they represent. Public historians have a responsibility to humanize, interpret, and visualize these histories that often require considerations of violence, displacement, and erasure. 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
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
Learning through the Act of Creation: Students, small case exhibits, and the power of historical thinking
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel (90 minutes) or Individual (30 minutes)
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
One of the challenges facing public historians is communicating the importance of history and historical thinking to the general public. Read More
Effective engagement strategies for small history organizations
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Digital
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
RELATED TOPICS
Small history organizations (historical societies, museums, and more) often face challenges with funding and with staff time. Here, our panel will delve into how to efficiently and creatively manage resources to ensure you’re engaging with your audiences to your full capacity. Read More
Interpreting the History of Firearms: A Conversation Continued
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
RELATED TOPICS
This session will discuss the challenges of confronting firearm history at a site like the new Coltsville National Historic Park within our modern day context of gun violence and the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision. Read More
Preserving China’s Past: Sino-American Collaboration in Cultural Heritage Management
PROPOSAL TYPE
Individual
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Museums/Exhibits
- Preservation
When the Qing dynasty collapsed in 1911, China’s rich cultural heritage fell prey to Western museums and art collectors. With the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912, however, U.S. Read More
Museums, Landlords, and Affordable Housing
PROPOSAL TYPE
Working Group
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Labor and Economy
- Museums/Exhibits
- Preservation
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Many public history institutions are sustained by an under-acknowledged source of revenue: renting and leasing residential property. Read More
Remembering the Korean War a Different Way
PROPOSAL TYPE
Individual
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
ABSTRACT
Overlooked in the history of challenges to the United States military is the African American experience while desegregating its bases. Read More
Best Practices for Creating Sustainable Public History Class Projects
PROPOSAL TYPE
Working Group
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Many public history educators promote experiential learning in their classes by having students participate in a public-facing class project. Read More