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