Rethinking Revolutionary Memory: Pedagogy, Public History, and Politics
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Participants
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
As we near the American Revolution’s 250th anniversary, we are still grappling with how the memory of revolutionary figures like George Washington and other founding fathers, have been preserved and re-thought by public history professionals since the end of the Revolution. Read More
Culture on the Coast: Flooding and History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Environmental Sustainability
- Preservation
ABSTRACT
The Committee of Environmental Sustainability (NCPH) and its counterpart with AASLH are interested in gathering a round table of organizations, local to Rhode Island or the region, to explore the impact of sea rise of historic resources and older neighborhoods, and more critically, what some resilience strategies might be. Read More
Nuclear Weapons in Our Midst — A Cold War Revolution
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
During the Cold War, 49 of the 50 states hosted nuclear weapons, often located very close to the citizens they were designed to protect. Read More
Contested Heritage in the Era of Trumpism 2.0
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
- Preservation
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
We invite scholars, practitioners, and community members to join a session exploring the politics of memory and public history amid escalating culture wars, censorship, and reactionary policymaking. Read More
From Regulation to Relevance: Historic Preservation in a Changing Public Sphere
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
- Preservation
- Reflections on the Field
ABSTRACT
With the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966, the field of historic preservation was codified and formalized. Read More
SpeakEZ: An Automated Tool for Generating Transcripts
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Data/Information Management
- Oral History
- Preservation
ABSTRACT
SpeakEZ is a self-service tool designed at the University of Kentucky that automates the process of creating transcriptions from media files. After uploading, a user can batch run transcriptions, creating several at once. Read More
Opening the Doors: Creating Opportunities for Teachers and Museums to Collaborate in Telling History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Experiential
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Preservation
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
As an experienced teacher, I see the importance of taking my students on field trips. Many kids share the commonality of never leaving the radius of their neighborhood or school, and as a result, they often lack opportunities to try new things. Read More
After the Revolution: Preservation, Heritage, and Public Memory
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Place
- Preservation
ABSTRACT
I would like to present on issues of ownership, stewardship, use, and interpretation that surfaced surrounding the San Carlos of Key West between the years 1960-1996. Read More