Taking Public History to the Streets

David Dean, Professor and Co-Director Carleton Centre for Public History, Carleton University

Proposal Type

Roundtable

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
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  • Civic Engagement
  • Place
  • Preservation
Abstract

This roundtable considers how taking public history to the streets challenges boundaries and borders through multidisciplinary and multifaceted acts such as public art, performance, murals, installations etc. Read More

Hegemonic Power, Fantasy Heritage, and the Legacy of Juan de Onate in Southwest Tourism

Frank G Perez, Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Proposal Type

Panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Inclusion
  • Memory
  • Place
Abstract

The proposed paper examines the First Thanksgiving of the Americas Festival in San Elizario, Texas using hegemonic theory and Carey McWilliams’ (2016) concept of fantasy heritage to argue the event distorts history, erases the mestizo/Mexican/Mexican American peoples from history, and serves as a vehicle that promotes Eurocentrism in a metro area that is 83% Mexican/Mexican American. Read More

Salmon Design: Oregon’s Heritage Fish Hatcheries

Rodney Bohner, Graduate Student, University of Oregon

Proposal Type

Panel

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

In view of their significance in relation to Oregon’s commerce, conservation, recreation, in addition to the fact that many are already, or are nearing, 50 years of age, the need to evaluate fish hatcheries as historic resources has reached certain imperativeness. Read More

Visualizing Recovery from Cruel Pasts – using creative arts to relieve the pain

Julia Wells, Head, Isikhumbuzo Applied History Unit, Rhodes University

Proposal Type

Experiential

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  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Inclusion
  • Memory
  • Place
Abstract

While painful events in the past cannot be changed, how we feel about them can.  Our team demonstrates how the story of an unsung hero from the early days of colonial conquest in South Africa can inspire and uplift audiences. Read More

Making the Inaccessible Accessible

Jamie Melissa Wilms, Director of Education, Molly Brown House Museum

Proposal Type

Panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
Abstract

The Molly Brown House Museum in Denver, CO is currently striving to make it’s 120+ year old home accessible to all.  Read More

Sports on Campus History: Sporting Traditions as Public Memory and History

Andrew McGregor, PhD Candidate, Purdue University

Proposal Type

Working Group

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Place
  • Memory
Abstract

Sports are an integral part of the college experience and dominate institutions’ public images. Mascots, fight songs, and game day traditions reflect the identity of cities, states, and regions and their citizens, highlighting larger histories of settlement, race, gender, politics, and more. Read More

Place, Memory, and the Challenges of Transformation

Pamela Curtin, Graduate Student – Public History, West Virginia University

Proposal Type

Working Group

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Memory
  • Environment
Abstract

This working group or structured conversation aims to explore the power of place and public memory, the transformation of physical places, and the role of the public historian in the middle of this conversation. Read More

Telling Histories of Radicalism in Less-Than Radical Places

Devin Hunter, Assistant Professor of US and Public History, University of Illinois Springfield

Proposal Type

Roundtable

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Place
Abstract

This round table will discuss general practices and case studies regarding the interpretation of radical history in places that are today less-than radical. Read More

The Persistence of Feme Covert: Uncovering Women’s History at House Museums

Brian Whetstone, Student, Hastings College

Proposal Type

Panel

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

At historic house museums across the United States, the lives of women remain covered in traditional interpretive narratives. Read More

Asian Women and Climate Change Adaptation

Peg Christoff, Lecturer, Stony Brook University

Proposal Type

Panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Science and Tech
  • Environment
Abstract

In the Asia-Pacific region, where 80% of the disasters are climatological, meteorological, or hydrological, women are disproportionately affected, suffering from the impact of floods, droughts, and the effects of climate change. Read More