Unceded Memory: A First Nations Memorial of Loss and Recuperation on Stage
lAURIE aRNOLD, gONZAGA UNIVERSITY
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation or Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Oral History
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
In 1910, fourteen chiefs of the Shuswap, Okanagan, and Couteau (Thompson) Nations prepared a letter, characterized as a “memorial,” for Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s visit to their homelands. Read More
The #StopAAPIHate movement: Public History Challenges and Opportunities
Michael Yee, San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
PROPOSAL TYPE
Collaborative Conversation or Working Group
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Social Justice
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
How can public historians respond to the surge in Anti-Asian hate? Read More
What’s in a Name: Confronting Inequity in Commemorative Landscapes
Caitlyn Jones, University of Houston
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Digital
- Memory
- Place
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Across the United States, statues and monuments have been thrown into question. Read More
Improving Sustainability of Public History Careers
Paul C. Thistle, Langley Centennial Museum & National Exhibition Centre (retired)
PROPOSAL TYPE
Working Group
Seeking
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Labor and Economy
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Three major surveys 10 years apart of working Canadians with ‘knowledge worker’ characteristics similar to public historians found stress levels had increased and life satisfaction declined among the full-time employed. Read More
On Her Own: Recognising and interpreting the experiences of single women
Meighen Katz, Lovell Chen (Architects and Heritage Consultants)
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Social Justice
- Place
ABSTRACT
One of the conversations to arise from the #MeToo/#It’sTime discourses has been the frequency with which empathy for women is framed in terms of their relationship to others, for example, “she is someone’s daughter”. Read More
Town and Gown: Building Successful Community Ties
Katie clary, coastal carolina university
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional panel
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/exhibits
- Public engagement
- Social Justice
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
The conversation/roundtable/panel will provide case studies of successful (or learning experiences!) partnerships between colleges and universities and their communities. Read More
Re-imagining Our Work: Sharing Authority & Better Public History
Mariaelena Dibenigno, william & mary’s highland
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
We plan to present on community-centered initiatives at historic sites facilitated and/or operated by colleges and universities. Read More
Preservation Beyond Property: Radical Alternatives to Preservation Praxis
BRIAN WHETSTONE, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This proposal seeks concrete alternatives to preservation practice that transcend the limitations of historic preservation’s entanglement with private property ownership. Read More
Infrastructure: Historical Impacts and Possibilities
ANNE SALSICH, OBERLIN college
PROPOSAL TYPE
Pecha Kucha
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Environment
- Government Historians
- Labor and Economy
- Place
- Preservation
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This collaborative session would bring multiple cultural perspectives to bear on infrastructure inequality and opportunity. Read More