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
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- 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
In Defense of Public History – 40 Years Later
PATRICE GREEN, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
Defining public history has been a challenge in the last forty years. Read More
Filmmaking and LGBTQ History
MEGAN CRUTCHER, DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
Proposal Type
Workshop
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Digital
- Oral History
- Social Justice
- Film
Abstract
In general, filmmaking is an accessible, far-reaching, and interesting way to present history, especially LGBTQ history, for the public. Read More
Institutional Histories & the Construction of Memory
PAIGE MITCHELL, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Memory
- Social Justice
Abstract
In the Fall of 2018, an exhibit called “A Campus Divided,” which opened at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, caused a stir on campus and in the larger Twin Cities community. Read More
The New Gentrification: A Thin Line Between Economic Development and Urban Displacement of Black People
ARI GREEN, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
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- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
When U.S. cities become so run down, the first response is to revitalize and redevelop. Read More
Implications of Monuments in Southern Communities
Alissa kane, middle tennessee state university
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Digital
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
This presentation will focus on southern commemorative landscapes and the implications of building dominant symbols of collective memory on the physical landscape of communities. Read More
Podcasting as Public History
eLIZABETH KEOHANE-BURBRIDGE, FOOTNOTING HISTORY
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
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- Digital
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
Over the past decade, hundreds of millions of listeners downloaded podcast episodes about history. Podcasters interact with their listeners through blog post comments and social media exchanges. Read More
What does it mean to write for “the public?”: Best Practices, Ethics, Public Historians, and Writing for the “Public”
HOLLY GENOVESE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation or Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Digital
- Public Engagement
Abstract
Who is writing for the public for? And who gets to do it? Read More
Public History for Undergraduates: Teaching and Learning Beyond the Classroom
Donna Donald, Liberty University
Proposal Type
Traditional Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Preservation
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
To share successes and failures in teaching public history to undergraduates and to invite suggestions for future improvement. Read More
Wade Hampton, III Monument and Its Legacy
Fritz hamer, SC Confederate Relic Room and MIlitary Museum
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
Planter, General and Governor of South Carolina, Wade Hampton, III remains a hero in the minds of some South Carolinians epitomized by his grand statue erected on the State House grounds in 1906. Read More