What does it mean to write for “the public?”: Best Practices, Ethics, Public Historians, and Writing for the “Public”

HOLLY GENOVESE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Proposal Type

Structured Conversation or Roundtable

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Digital
  • Public Engagement
Abstract

Who is writing for the public for? And who gets to do it? Read More

9/11 and the New-York Historical Society Docent

RONALD BROWN, TOURO COLLEGE

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Government Historians
  • Memory
  • Museums/Exhibits
Abstract

Events following 9/11 unfolded with earth shattering speed. The New-York Historical Society immediately organized an ongoing 9/11 exhibit. Read More

History as a Hobby

emily sullivan, history associates incorporated

Proposal Type

Either structured conversation or traditional panel

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Digital
  • Public Engagement
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

History can be a challenging field to break into, but there are many ways to get involved with the field and keep your resume fresh even if you’re struggling to find your dream job. Read More

Public History Parents: Leaning In, Opting Out, and the Struggle for Work-Life Balance

Emily Mcewen, consultant

Proposal Type

Working Group

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  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Advocacy
  • Reflections on the Field
Abstract

We are looking to form a working group examining the unique pressures faced by mothers and primary child caregivers within the public history field. Read More

It’s More Than A Sign: Neighborhood Heritage Trails in Urban Spaces

Samantha Citarella, George Washington University

Proposal Type

Collaborative Conversation

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  • 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

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  • 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?

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  • 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

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  • 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