Forgotten, Bloody Histories
CHRISTINE SAVOIE, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
Abstract
In this panel, I would like to public historians to discuss bloody histories that are forgotten. Read More
Diasporic Desires: The Role of Public History in Queer API Community Building
GVGK TANG, INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
History is a lens through which we reflect on and conceptualize our own lives. Read More
Barriers to History: Making History and Historical Research Accessible
SELENA MOON, INDEPENDENT HISTORIAN
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- Public Engagement
Abstract
This conversation explores the difficulties that those with disabilities may have in conducting and accessing to showcasing their research, from transportation barriers to inaccessible spaces, to lack of digitized materials. Read More
Suffrage at 100: Reflecting
KATHERINE KITTERMAN, BETTER DAYS 2020
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Advocacy
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
Abstract
This roundtable will include public historians at suffrage centennial organizations in Utah, Washington, and other states TBD on their work to commemorate the 19th Amendment in 2020. Read More
Meet Your Future Career: An American Girl Story
MARK SPELTZ, WELLS FARGO
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
Abstract
Scores of public historians attribute their budding interests that led to studying, interpreting, and preserving the past to the iconic American Girl books and dolls. Read More
Singing the Past Back to Life: Researching and Performing the Songs and Styles of Early 20th Century America
CECELIA OTTO, AN AMERICAN SONGLINE
Proposal Type
Solo presenter (or presenters) with active audience discussion
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Oral History
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
Abstract
How can the story of important historical events in America be told through the songs of the time? Read More
What I Learned from History Podcasting
DANIEL HOROWITZ, INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
- Theory
Abstract
While debates rage about how the use of “jargon” is alienating the public, there continues to be an audience hungry for not just historical fact but also historical thinking. Read More
Sparking Change By Incorporating Music in Public History
ERIC HUNG, MUSIC OF ASIAN AMERICA RESEARCH CENTER
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
- Theory
Abstract
Music can help us heal, grow, form community, and open difficult conversations. Read More
Interpreting the Historic Sites and Legal History of Slavery
WILLIAM KELLY, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
Abstract
This paper examines the sequence of events that led to Charlotte Dupuy, an enslaved woman, suing outgoing Secretary of State Henry Clay while living at Decatur House in Washington, D.C Read More
Presenting Racial Histories at Predominately White Institutions
JILL FOUND, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
As more historically white and white-majority colleges and universities study their own racist histories, how do they present this past to the public? Read More