Nature, Public History, and the Path to Holistic Health: Learning and Healing through Outdoor Public History Adventures
joseph Mcgraw, Stevenson University
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Roundtable
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- Place
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
In 2017, I presented at a university humanities & social sciences forum on the holistic health aspects of the outdoor adventure segment of the heritage tourism industry. Read More
This Happened Here: Institutions Building Awareness With Communities
jack pittenger, ObjectIDEA
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Panel
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- Consulting
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
Abstract
In order to stay relevant to their communities, agile cultural institutions must be ready to adapt and change their tactics to connect and repair ties with any number of groups. Read More
Museums, Monuments, and the Memory of War
Greg waters, New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation
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Panel
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- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
Abstract
The Vietnam War has long been an open wound on the national psyche. The continuous flow of documentaries, books, academic papers, and other media confirms that our country has not yet made peace with the conflict in Vietnam. Read More
Repairing Archives
Eric Hung, Music of Asian America Research Center
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Panel
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- Archives
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
Over the past three decades, archival theorists have developed various theories that aim to repair archives through decolonizing and increasing representational belonging of marginalized groups. Read More
Black Public History in the Age of (Neo) Emancipation
Angela Tate, Northwestern University
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Structured Conversation
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- Memory
- Place
- Social Justice
Abstract
Black people have long turned to public history–museums, temporary exhibits, walking tours, publications, etc–to educate, remember, and empower. Read More
Mapping the Archive: Mobile Technology as Access and Action in Cultural Heritage
Brigid Harmon, Urban Archive
Proposal Type
Collaborative Conversation
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- Archives
- Digital
- Place
- Public Engagement
Abstract
Digitization projects at historical institutions have been active for over 15 years, yielding publicly accessible online databases. Read More
Remembering Camp Devens during World War I
Kara Fosey, Fort Devens Museum
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Collaborative Conversation
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- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
Abstract
The Fort Devens Museum, a private non-profit organization, collects, preserves, and shares historic photographs, documents, and artifacts that tell the histories of Camp Devens and Fort Devens from 1917 to the present. Read More
Food History & Foodways: Have your cake and think on it too
nicole orphanides, independent historian and National Library of Medicine
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Panel
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
Abstract
In an age of “stay-at-home dads,” dieting fads, and mobile ordering food delivery, how has the food industry changed over the years and what does this say about our lives? Read More
Stonewall @ 50
Christine Ridarsky, City of Rochester, NY/Rochester Public Library
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Roundtable
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- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
I would like to propose a session focusing on the 50th anniversary in 2019 of the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in 1969. Read More
Repair, Reuse, Recycle: Exhibition Construction and Repair on a Budget
Katherine Crosby, McKissick Museum – University of South Carolina
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Roundtable
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Museums/Exhibits
- Teaching and Training
Abstract
Most museums today are struggling with budget issues that make purchasing new exhibition equipment impractical or impossible. Read More