Beyond Granite: The Past and Future of Statues, Monuments and Plaques
Caroline Klibanoff, Northeastern University
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Digital
- Memory
- Place
Abstract
I propose a panel on re-envisioning memorials and monuments in the digital age. Given recent roiling debates about who and what should be commemorated, can we look beyond the limited, static, single-story nature of granite and bronze and leverage the digital to imagine a new future for this important form of public history? Read More
Uncomfortable Conversations: Interpreting Sexuality at Historic Sites and Museums
Heather Munro Prescott, Central Connecticut State University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
The importance of examining sites and collections through the lens of the history of sexuality. Read More
3D Scanning and Printing – New Technologies of Repair and Reconstruction
Rebecca Perry, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
Related Topics
- Digital
- Preservation
Abstract
Digital 3D scanning and 3D printing are two of the digital technologies that are entering the museum as tools for capturing and reconstructing individual physical artifacts – or even capturing entire physical locations and creating digital models. Read More
“Inside the Counting House”: the Brown Brothers records and serving new communities in digitized archives
Thomas Lannon, New York Public Library
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Archives
- Digital
- Labor and Economy
- Public Engagement
Abstract
In 2017, The New York Public Library received a CLIR Hidden Collections grant to digitize the historic records of the mercantile firm and bank, Brown Brothers & Co. Read More
History in Theatre: A Delicate Balance
Lydia Nightingale, State University at Albany
Proposal Type
Film Screening and Discussion
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Oral History
- Public Engagement
Abstract
History on stage is a hot commodity nowadays, as evidenced by the recent success of historically-inspired plays and musicals on Broadway and beyond like Hamilton. Read More
The Racial and Class Politics of Industrial Heritage
Steven High, Concordia University
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
Related Topics
- Labor and Economy
- Place
- Public Engagement
Abstract
Much of the scholarship has focused on industrial heritage sites with little regard for their relationships with area residents. Heritage may have a vital role to play in recognizing the industrial past and in countering enforced forgetting, but is the politics of recognition enough? Read More
Advocacy from the Outside: Working for Community-based Organizations
Tanya Lane, Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
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- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
This proposal is inspired by the question: Who decides what is worth repairing? Read More
Is Living History Dead?
Zachary Stocks, Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Reflections on the Field
Abstract
How do “living history” institutions maintain relevancy as society becomes more and more removed from the skills, lifeways, and technologies on display? Read More
On Archiving Rubble
Leen katrib, princeton university
Proposal Type
Panel
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Archives
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
In 1903, Alois Riegl distinguished between ruins & rubble through the recognition of an original form. He defines rubble as a formless pile that reveals no trace of the original creation, thereby no longer conveying age-value. Read More
Repairing National Register nominations: The Struggles and Challenges of Maintaining Accurate Documentation in a Changing World
jENNIFER bETSWORTH, New York State Historic Preservation Office
Proposal Type
Working Group
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Consulting
- Government Historians
- Preservation
Abstract
National Register nominations are often foundational documents in a community’s effort to preserve important sites or neighborhoods. Read More