Female Empowerment and Climate Change Activists in the Global South
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Environmental Sustainability
- Oral History
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
I would like to discuss an open access oral history digital archive titled Feminists Shifting Paradigms for Environmental Social Justice. Read More
The Unifying Power of a Historic Preservation Blog
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
Ideally, historic preservation of a property should involve all relevant stakeholders, including government professionals, consultants, local residents, amateur historians, and the people who created the historic significance of the property. Read More
African-Asian North American Relations and Public History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
I am interested in a session (roundtable or structured conversation or panel) on how public historians discuss African-Asian North American Relations. Read More
Reckoning with Outdated Exhibit Content
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
In the past, Saskatchewan’s Western Development Museum (WDM) focused on creating new exhibits rather than updating old ones. Read More
Food for Thought: foodways as a tool for racial reconciliation
PROPOSAL TYPE
Workshop
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Oral History
- Place
ABSTRACT
The love of food is universal. Food expresses culture, race, ethnicity, religion, and geography. Some historical interpreters have successfully used colonial foodways and cooking demonstrations at sites of enslavement to break down racist ideologies and engage visitors in honest conversations about slavery in the U.S. Read More
Mapping the Black Agricultural Landscape
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Preservation
- Landscape Architecture
ABSTRACT
The topic I’m interested to present on is visual narrative of Black life throughout the state of Illinois, particularly through the lens of agriculture and landscape. Read More
Building Bridges: Innovative Educational Collaborations Between Museums and the Local Community
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Community Outreach
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This panel will feature various projects in which museums have partnered with local community members to enhance educational experiences. Read More
Mixing it Up: Collaborative Queer Public History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
There is often strength in numbers when it comes to interpreting queer history during times of censorship, public pushback, and polarization. Read More
Conscious Editing Across Departments
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Social Justice
- Memory
ABSTRACT
Often efforts to correct offensive terminology in archival and library materials are siloed and ad hoc – one person or a small group in one department undertake redescription efforts. Read More
Accessible NCPH
PROPOSAL TYPE
Workshop
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Social Justice
- Public Engagement
- Accessibility
ABSTRACT
For several years, DEAI/IDEA (Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion) initiatives have become more prominent, promoting inclusion for many marginalized communities. Read More