It’s More Than A Sign: Neighborhood Heritage Trails in Urban Spaces
Samantha Citarella, George Washington University
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Collaborative Conversation
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- Memory
- Oral History
- Place
Abstract
My research is concerned with the use of public history in urban environments. Read More
Nature, Public History, and the Path to Holistic Health: Learning and Healing through Outdoor Public History Adventures
joseph Mcgraw, Stevenson University
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Roundtable
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- Place
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
In 2017, I presented at a university humanities & social sciences forum on the holistic health aspects of the outdoor adventure segment of the heritage tourism industry. Read More
Black Public History in the Age of (Neo) Emancipation
Angela Tate, Northwestern University
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Memory
- Place
- Social Justice
Abstract
Black people have long turned to public history–museums, temporary exhibits, walking tours, publications, etc–to educate, remember, and empower. Read More
Mapping the Archive: Mobile Technology as Access and Action in Cultural Heritage
Brigid Harmon, Urban Archive
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Collaborative Conversation
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- Archives
- Digital
- Place
- Public Engagement
Abstract
Digitization projects at historical institutions have been active for over 15 years, yielding publicly accessible online databases. Read More
Beyond Granite: The Past and Future of Statues, Monuments and Plaques
Caroline Klibanoff, Northeastern University
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Digital
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
I propose a panel on re-envisioning memorials and monuments in the digital age. Given recent roiling debates about who and what should be commemorated, can we look beyond the limited, static, single-story nature of granite and bronze and leverage the digital to imagine a new future for this important form of public history? Read More
The Racial and Class Politics of Industrial Heritage
Steven High, Concordia University
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Panel
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- Labor and Economy
- Place
- Public Engagement
Abstract
Much of the scholarship has focused on industrial heritage sites with little regard for their relationships with area residents. Heritage may have a vital role to play in recognizing the industrial past and in countering enforced forgetting, but is the politics of recognition enough? Read More
Advocacy from the Outside: Working for Community-based Organizations
Tanya Lane, Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
This proposal is inspired by the question: Who decides what is worth repairing? Read More
Recovered Histories and the Remaking of University Campuses
Andrew Denson, Western Carolina University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Memory
- Place
- Social Justice
Abstract
This session will explore current public history projects that seek to reshape the identities of university campuses by interpreting lost or suppressed histories. Read More
Repairing Community Relationships
Leslie Leonard, Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Advocacy
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
How can you breathe new life into a museum/historic site/program that has become stagnant or stale? Read More