Is a Transformative Public History Program Possible?
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Traditional Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Place
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This proposal is about our efforts to establish a transformative public history program at an HBCU, a program which not only diversifies the field but also revolutionizes the pedagogical approach of public history programs and raises the historical consciousness of the nation. Read More
“The Future of the Society is Hidden:” Whiteness, Commemoration, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
PROPOSAL TYPE
Orphan Paper in need of a wider group
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking Specific Expertise
RELATED TOPICS
- Government Historians
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Place
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
This paper will address to founding of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) using their recently-opened museum archives. Read More
Reclaiming Rejected People
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
As historians work towards a more complete narrative of the past we are seeing greater efforts to center and uplift populations society once rejected. Read More
Soot in the Mortar: Interpreting the Origins of the Climate Crisis at Historic Sites
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Environmental Sustainability
- Labor and Economy
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Climate change mitigation and advocacy are growing topics in museums, but it is rare for sites with historical connections to industry or fossil fuel to interpret the origins of the crisis. Read More
Hungry River Collective, Chapter 2
PROPOSAL TYPE
Collaborative Conversation
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Memory
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
The Hungry River Collective’s Community Viewpoints session at the 2022 conference was so meaningful to us. We were very proud to be a part of the NCPH community. Read More
Far From Formulaic: Artist-in-Residence Programs at Historic Sites
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
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- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
Artist-in-residence programs can provide historic sites with fresh perspectives on their mission and story while addressing social issues of the present. This session will include a summary of primary research undertaken by Ken Turino of Historic New England and Rebecca Beit-Aharon of UMass Boston; case studies of successful AiR programs, including one that addressed race by telling a formerly untold history through art and public programming; and a review of virtual sample documents/contracts that you can use when creating an AiR program. Read More
How do we read the world we live in as a cultural artifact?
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Reflections on the Field
- Social Justice
ABSTRACT
The physical world we live in is a cultural text—composed, inscribed, used, modified, and invested with meanings by its users on a daily basis. Read More
Our Collective Journey – Honoring our Past, Visioning Our Future
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Oral History
- Social Justice
DESCRIPTION
As LGBTQ people we have endured many forms of institutional oppression, discrimination, bias, and physical violence. Our true history is often not accurately reported. Read More