Black Public History in the Age of (Neo) Emancipation

Angela Tate, Northwestern University

Proposal Type

Structured Conversation

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • 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

Proposal Type

Collaborative Conversation

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • 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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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • 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

Proposal Type

Panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • 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

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • 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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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • 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

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • 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

From War to Fire – Critical and Practical Views on Museum Interpretation and Engagement

Brian Failing, Executive Director, Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Memory
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
Abstract

Our culture is shaped by both public history and collective memory, allowing the public to interact with the past in the present. Read More

Public vs. Private: Practical Applications of Public History in a Rural, Libertarian State

Jim Bertolini, Historian, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Place
  • Preservation
Abstract

Ranching is an endemic part of Nevada’s history that symbolizes both the culture of the region and its political controversies, from the Sagebrush Rebellion to Bunkerville. Read More

Stories from the Borderlands: Possibilities, Limitations, and Challenges of Oral History

Judith Perera, Ph.D. Candidate, Arizona State University

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Inclusion
  • Oral History
  • Place
Abstract

The borderlands present a unique opportunity for exploration and documentation for the public historian. Read More