And you may ask yourself “Where did religion go?”

Wendy Soltz, Ball State University

PROPOSAL TYPE

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
  • Memory
  • Place
  • Preservation
  • Public Engagement
ABSTRACT

This proposal invites participants to engage in a presentation and conversation about the changing nature of religious landscapes and the effects of these changes on the local communities, the historical record, and the built environment. Read More

Reimagining Religious Heritage and Indigenous Visibility in the Great Lakes

Sean Jacobson, Loyola University Chicago

PROPOSAL TYPE

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
  • Memory
  • Place
  • Preservation
ABSTRACT

The Great Lakes region holds rich resources in both Indigenous/First Nations history and North American religious heritage. Read More

Preservation Beyond Property: Radical Alternatives to Preservation Praxis

BRIAN WHETSTONE, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

PROPOSAL TYPE

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
  • Place
  • Preservation
  • Public Engagement
  • Social Justice
ABSTRACT

This proposal seeks concrete alternatives to preservation practice that transcend the limitations of historic preservation’s entanglement with private property ownership. Read More

Too Hot for The Horses, Too Hot for History?: Climate Change and Outdoor History

Alena Pirok, Georgia Southern University

PROPOSAL TYPE

Roundtable

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Preservation
  • Public Engagement
ABSTRACT

When the temperature climbs above 95℉ in Savannah the carriage horses are given the day off. City officials argue that the heat is hazardous for horses. Read More