Virtual Tour of Places in Utah that Have Meaning to Traditional Communities

elizabeth hora, utah division of state history

PROPOSAL TYPE

Community Viewpoints

SEEKING

  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
  • Material Culture
  • Place
ABSTRACT

An experimental format that allows a wide audience to experience virtually places and landscapes from a variety of traditional and local perspectives. Read More

Locating Stories: Encouraging Historical Narrative.

robert kibbee, the history center in tompkins county

Proposal Type

Demonstration/Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Data/Information Management
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
Abstract

Emerging tools and technologies are fueling new projects that collect local historical data about individuals and display the information in spatial context. Read More

Public History in Public Spaces

LUIS PAOLO FERRAZ, BROWN UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
  • Reflections on the Field
Abstract

“História ao Ar Livre (Open Air History): Public History in the Streets, Squares, and Parks of Recife, Brazil”

In 2015, the project of public history and dissemination of history História ao Ar Livre appeared in the city of Recife. Read More

Putting Stories “Back on the Map”: Digital Mapping at the National Park Service

megan woods, national parks of boston

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Digital
  • Government Historians
  • Place
Abstract

Rooted in place-based learning and engagement, the National Park Service seeks to foster visitors’ connection to their site, whether a historic structure or a natural resource. Read More

Remembering American Girlhood

TIFFANY ISSELHARDT, GIRL MUSEUM

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Material Culture
  • Memory
  • Place
Abstract

Girlhood is a marginalized space in public history, often confined to bedrooms, nurseries, and courtships. While exceptions exist, they are seen as rare examples of defiance rather than well known expressions of a marginalized culture. 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

Who Isn’t Afraid Of The Dark: Probing Paranormal Public History

MEGAN CULLEN TEWELL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Memory
  • Place
  • Reflections on the Field
Abstract

This panel offers an opportunity to discuss the interpretation and implications of paranormal public history, including ethical, financial, social, and environmental considerations. Read More

“Marching Forward”: A Film and Community Public History Project

ROBERT CASSANELLO, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

Proposal Type

Film Screening and Discussion

Seeking

  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Oral History
  • Place
  • Social Justice
Abstract

“Marching Forward” is a film and public history project. This film (60 min) is a window into a moment of the civil rights movement in Orlando Florida as the city was transitioning from an old south outpost to a sunbelt city. Read More

Sparking Change By Incorporating Music in Public History

ERIC HUNG, MUSIC OF ASIAN AMERICA RESEARCH CENTER

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Memory
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
  • Reflections on the Field
  • Theory
Abstract

Music can help us heal, grow, form community, and open difficult conversations.  Read More

Transient Tapestries: Unraveling the Stories of Displaced Communities in Tennessee

DANIELLE SHELTON, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Memory
  • Place
  • Social Justice
Abstract

This panel will explore how public history can tell the stories that have been rendered invisible due to displacement. Read More