Finding Virginia’s Freetowns
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Digital
- Memory
- Place
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
Plantation landscapes have been scrutinized by public historians, who have curated the lives of white slave-owners and enslaved Black laborers who called these landscapes home. Read More
The Rosetta Circle
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Public Engagement
- Music and Audio Documentary
ABSTRACT
The ROSETTA CIRCLE is a singing collective of care celebrating our unsung foremothers of jazz and blues as archived by Rosetta Records. Read More
Intersection of Documentation and Storytelling
PROPOSAL TYPE
Workshop/Conversation/Round-Robin
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Digital
- Oral History
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
We propose to conduct a 2hr working session with a hands-on, round robin component followed by open discussion focused on Documentation and Storytelling. Read More
Far From Formulaic: Artist-in-Residence Programs at Historic Sites
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Artist-in-residence programs can provide historic sites with fresh perspectives on their mission and story while addressing social issues of the present. This session will include a summary of primary research undertaken by Ken Turino of Historic New England and Rebecca Beit-Aharon of UMass Boston; case studies of successful AiR programs, including one that addressed race by telling a formerly untold history through art and public programming; and a review of virtual sample documents/contracts that you can use when creating an AiR program. Read More
American Girl Dolls and the Public Humanities
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in American Girl Dolls as a cultural phenomenon. How do these dolls engage with and introduce people to public history? Read More
How do we read the world we live in as a cultural artifact?
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
The physical world we live in is a cultural text—composed, inscribed, used, modified, and invested with meanings by its users on a daily basis. Read More
Can You Hear Me Now? Effective Section 106 Consultation for Public Historians
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
Local governments, tribes, nonprofits, and the public are increasingly asked to comment on federal activities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Read More
Archival Inspiration: Using Primary Sources in the Creative Arts
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Archival materials are often values primarily for their evidential value – proof that some action happened and was recorded in the annals of history. Read More