Budgeting for Change
JESSICA KNAPP, JESSICA KNAPP CONSULTING
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Labor and Economy
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
- Finance
Abstract
Have you heard public history organizations or their employees use their budgets as an excuse to not include diverse and underrepresented voices, to keep their programming in the past, or to not pay employees what they deserve. Read More
Strengthening the Social Threads of Local History: People in Place
Michelle Mcclellan, university of michigan
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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
Filmmaking and LGBTQ History
MEGAN CRUTCHER, DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
Proposal Type
Workshop
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Oral History
- Social Justice
- Film
Abstract
In general, filmmaking is an accessible, far-reaching, and interesting way to present history, especially LGBTQ history, for the public. Read More
Working in Good Faith: Public Historians and Religious Communities
emily Davis, loyola university of chicago
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel?
Seeking
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Religion
Abstract
Religion remains an integral part of individuals’ identities and provides a basis to form communities. Faith groups pass on traditions to the next generation of believers and teach outsiders about their community’s past. 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