Learning through the Act of Creation: Students, small case exhibits, and the power of historical thinking
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel (90 minutes) or Individual (30 minutes)
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Advocacy
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
One of the challenges facing public historians is communicating the importance of history and historical thinking to the general public. Read More
Best Practices for Creating Sustainable Public History Class Projects
PROPOSAL TYPE
Working Group
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Specific Expertise
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Museums/Exhibits
- Reflections on the Field
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Many public history educators promote experiential learning in their classes by having students participate in a public-facing class project. Read More
Collaboratively Building Digital Collections
PROPOSAL TYPE
Individual
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Digital
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Digital collections are not new. However, archives are rethinking the creation of digital collections—including subjects, workflows, and workforce—after disruptions to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic affected engagement with physical materials and increased interest in the history of minority groups in local communities following the Black Lives Matter movement. Read More
Is a Transformative Public History Program Possible?
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- 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
American Girl Dolls and the Public Humanities
PROPOSAL TYPE
Roundtable
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Material Culture
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in American Girl Dolls as a cultural phenomenon. How do these dolls engage with and introduce people to public history? Read More
The First Five Years: Finding Your Way After Graduation
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Labor and Economy
- Reflections on the Field
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
While career resources for both new graduates and established professionals are plentiful, we have experienced a lack of resources for those in between. Read More
Archival Inspiration: Using Primary Sources in the Creative Arts
PROPOSAL TYPE
Traditional Panel
SEEKING
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
- Seeking Additional Presenters
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Public Engagement
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
Archival materials are often values primarily for their evidential value – proof that some action happened and was recorded in the annals of history. 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
University Museums, Unsavory History, & Proud Alumni
David Strittmatter, ohio northern university
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Archives
- Material Culture
- Memory
- Museums/Exhibits
- Teaching and Training
ABSTRACT
A fellow history colleague and I will be teaching a special topics public history course at our institution this fall, and the subject matter is directly tied to the university’s sesquicentennial. Read More
Who Uses Who Built America?: Utilizing Open Educational Resources Beyond the History Classroom
Peter Mabli, American Social History Project
PROPOSAL TYPE
Structured Conversation
Seeking
- Seeking Additional Presenters
- Seeking General Feedback and Interest
RELATED TOPICS
- Memory
- Teaching and training
- Public engagement
ABSTRACT
With our soon-to-be launched open educational resource (OER) Who Built America? as an example, we wish to discuss the benefits and challenges of OERs for history educators, and brainstorm best practices for presenting Who Built America? Read More