It’s More Than A Sign: Neighborhood Heritage Trails in Urban Spaces
Samantha Citarella, George Washington University
Proposal Type
Collaborative Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Oral History
- Place
Abstract
My research is concerned with the use of public history in urban environments. Read More
You Can’t Handle the Truth!: Reconciling Painful Histories
Courtney Hobson, Maryland Lynching Memorial Project
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
Abstract
With the recent opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, as well as the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, in Montgomery, Alabama, there have been national discussions about confronting America’s history of racial violence. Read More
Preservation or Demolition? It All Depends…
Michael binder, Air Force Declassification Office
Proposal Type
Open to discussion; perhaps Point-Counterpoint?
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Preservation
Abstract
Whether a historic building gets preserved or demolished often rests on the historic context on which its significance is evaluated. Read More
Black Public History in the Age of (Neo) Emancipation
Angela Tate, Northwestern University
Proposal Type
Structured Conversation
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- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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
Food History & Foodways: Have your cake and think on it too
nicole orphanides, independent historian and National Library of Medicine
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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
Uncomfortable Conversations: Interpreting Sexuality at Historic Sites and Museums
Heather Munro Prescott, Central Connecticut State University
Proposal Type
Roundtable
Seeking
- 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
Seeking
- 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
History in Theatre: A Delicate Balance
Lydia Nightingale, State University at Albany
Proposal Type
Film Screening and Discussion
Seeking
- 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
Advocacy from the Outside: Working for Community-based Organizations
Tanya Lane, Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum
Proposal Type
Panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
- 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