Shared Memory: Interpreting the exhibitions of a liberation war museum
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
ABSTRACT
An important task for public historians of memorialization is studying the shared memory of a community. Interpreting exhibitions of a museum portraying the liberation of a country opens up opportunities for that particular community to share their “true” experienced memory of that event. Read More
“Working on the Pipeline” – Stories of Latine Leadership, Mentorship, and Representation in NC
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Archives
- Oral History
ABSTRACT
In 2023, the bilingual New Roots/Nuevas Raíces Oral History Archive launched a new and ongoing series of interviews focused on Latine leaders in North Carolina. Read More
Throwing Bricks and Building Bridges: Creating Solidarity Between University-based Scholarship and Secondary Educators for LGBTQ+ History
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Social Justice
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Using our experience coordinating NEH-funded Teaching Institutes on LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States, we propose a roundtable or panel to promote the benefits of partnerships and solidarity between public historians and educators at secondary and post-secondary institutions who value inclusive educational approaches and want to counter the harmful impact that current restrictive legislation and intimidation-based campaigns have on the inclusion of LGBTQ+ topics in curriculum. Read More