Local Monuments and Memorials and the Urgency of Representing Sites of Mass Atrocity Crimes
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Oral History
- Monuments and Memorials
ABSTRACT
This structured conversation will address the role of monuments in interpreting and using the memory of large-scale mass atrocity crimes through short case studies. Read More
The Rosetta Circle
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Public Engagement
- Music and Audio Documentary
ABSTRACT
The ROSETTA CIRCLE is a singing collective of care celebrating our unsung foremothers of jazz and blues as archived by Rosetta Records. Read More
Responsible and Responsive Interpretation of Intersectional Histories in Museum Exhibitions
Jennifer Levasseur, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Museums/Exhibits
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
ABSTRACT
This structured conversation will address best practices for interpreting intersectional histories in museum exhibitions through short case studies and group discussion. Read More
Reconciliation & Contested Commemoration
Taylor Chadwick Noakes, Duquesne University
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Contested commemoration
- Public engagement
ABSTRACT
Moving a commemorative stone on the McGill University campus was done in the spirit of reconciliation and meant to make Indigenous history more visible. Read More
Family Stories
Emily Keyes, Know History Inc.
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Storytelling
ABSTRACT
This panel will explore the ways people create family narratives and what happens when well-established narratives are challenged. Read More
Connecting Youth and Heritage through Active Histories
Wendy Rex-atzet, Utah Division of State History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Community Viewpoints
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Youth
- K-12 Engagement
ABSTRACT
Students who engage in active history through the National History Day (NHD) program often find powerful ways to connect to their heritage communities. Read More
Documentary Editing as Public History
KATIE HATTON, PAPERS OF MARTIN VAN BUREN, CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Digital
- Documentary Editing
Abstract
This panel examines the benefits and shortcomings of using documentary editing as a tool for public history. Read More
Beyond #MeToo: How Public History Leaders Can Prevent and Respond to Sexual Harassment
chelsea miller, new york coalition against sexual assault
Proposal Type
Workshop
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Reflections on the Field
- Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination
Abstract
The #MeToo movement has shed light on the widespread prevalence of sexual violence, including in scholarly and professional communities. Read More
Philanthropy and Public History
ABBY CURTIN TEARE, GRANTS PLUS
Proposal Type
Working Group
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Advocacy
- Fundraising
Abstract
In the 2017 Public History Employer Survey, practitioners noted that philanthropy is one of the biggest economic factors impacting the field of public history. Read More
Public Historians on Twitter
LINDSEY WIECK, ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Public Engagement
- Social Media
Abstract
This panel seeks to highlight and discuss some of the different ways that public historians are using Twitter and other social media to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions related to public history. Read More