Public History in Public Spaces

LUIS PAOLO FERRAZ, BROWN UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
  • Reflections on the Field
Abstract

“História ao Ar Livre (Open Air History): Public History in the Streets, Squares, and Parks of Recife, Brazil”

In 2015, the project of public history and dissemination of history História ao Ar Livre appeared in the city of Recife. Read More

Episcopal Diocese of New York Black Presence Project: the Development of a Public Space for Truth Telling

JEAN BALLARD TEREPKA, ST. MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Advocacy
  • Memory
  • Public Engagement
Abstract

This paper explores the on-going achievements and challenges of Episcopal Diocese of New York Black Presence Project, launched in February, 2018. Read More

Public Historians on Twitter

LINDSEY WIECK, ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Roundtable

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Digital
  • Public Engagement
  • Social Media
Abstract

This panel seeks to highlight and discuss some of the different ways that public historians are using Twitter and other social media to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions related to public history. Read More

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

Seeking

  • 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
Related Topics
  • 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

Seeking

  • 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

Seeking

  • 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