In the Middle of Experiences and Outcomes: Storytelling in the Digital Age

Megan Harris, Senior Reference Specialist, Veterans History Project, Library of Congress

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Civic Engagement
  • Oral History
  • Place
  • Memory
  • Theory
  • Digital
Abstract

We propose a roundtable discussion to build upo n oral history-focused panels at previous NCPH conferences by examining a f ew recent case studies, but more importantly, by opening a dialogue with th e audience members in order to identify common challenges, brainstorm poten tial solutions, and offer thoughts on a way forward. Read More

A Sense of Place

Doreen Uhas Sauer, Education Outreach Coordinator, Columbus Landmarks Foundation

Proposal Type

Pecha Kucha

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

Historic Preservation, Public History and the Public School – What do school kids thinks about being in “the Middle.” Read More

The Invisible Middle: History Professors Engaging in Public History on Campuses

Anna Kaplan, Doctoral Candidate, American University

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Teaching
  • Other: Universities/Colleges
Abstract

Investigating the role college history professor have or have not played in historical interpretations on higher education campuses beyond and including confederate statues. Read More

Interpreting the Layers of Indian Removal

Savannah Grandey, Director of Interpretation, Historic Westville

Proposal Type

Pecha Kucha

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

“Indian Removal” as articulated by Andrew Jackson and comrades was a monumental idea and federal policy that irrevocably shaped the southeastern United States. Read More

Community Oral Histories

Elizabeth Gritter, Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Local and Oral History, Indiana University Southeast

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Oral History
  • Place
  • Memory
Abstract

I am seeking presenters involved in community ( defined broadly) oral history projects in order to present the results of t heir work. Read More

Repeat Photography: Understanding our Place through Sequential Observation

Craig S. Campbell, Dr, Youngstown State University

Proposal Type

Pecha Kucha

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Material Culture
  • Place
  • Memory
Abstract

About 1950, George R. Stewart, Professor of English at Berkeley, photographed many different types of landscapes along Highway 40. Read More

From Davis Bend to Mound Bayou

Sade Turnipseed, Executive Director / History Professor, Khafre, Inc / MVSU

Proposal Type

Panel

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

By studying the cotton plantation system of the Old South and operations owned by Joseph and Jefferson Davis, juxtaposed t o the self-determined agency of Benjamin Montgomery, and how Davis Bend became what was considered an “imagined community” in the historical township of Mound Bayou. Read More

George Washington Didn’t Sleep Here: Historic Preservation and the Industrial Midwest

Rebekah Beaulieu, Ph.D. Candidate, Boston University

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
  • Material Culture
  • Preservation
  • Place
Abstract

The Midwest became the epicenter of the American industrial sec tor atthe end of the 19th century. Self-made entrepreneurs, such as Frederick Pabst of Milwaukee’s Pabst Brewing Company, erected lavish homes to showcase their societal rise and elite status, which continue to serve as beacons of industrial-era prosperity. Read More