“That’s Something You Do After Research”: Public History in a Traditional Graduate Program

ANGELA TATE, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Proposal Type

Structured Conversation

Seeking

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

Career diversity! alt-ac! transferrable skills! Public humanities will save the discipline!

These are conversations cropping up across academia in the wake of the Jobs Crisis. Read More

Undergraduate Internships: Adding A Dose of the Theoretical while Instructing in the Practical

HOLLY CROFT, GEORGIA COLLEGE

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

In Fall 2019, four undergraduate history majors on the public history track will be placed in an internship course in Special Collections to digitize photographs from a local community, add what metadata is known to the photographs, and then place these digital photos in online galleries. Read More

Public History for Undergraduates: Teaching and Learning Beyond the Classroom

Donna Donald, Liberty University

Proposal Type

Traditional Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Preservation
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

To share successes and failures in teaching public history to undergraduates and to invite suggestions for future improvement. Read More

History as a Hobby

emily sullivan, history associates incorporated

Proposal Type

Either structured conversation or traditional panel

Seeking

  • 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 and the Engaged University

mark barron, Iowa State University

Proposal Type

Working Group

Seeking

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

This working group will explore how public history fits into the model of an engaged university, defined as an institution of higher learning whose mission is to educate and improve the lives of citizens, both inside and outside of a classroom setting. Read More

Self Care and Self Repair

Chelsea Farrell, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Proposal Type

Collaborative Conversation

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Advocacy
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Social Justice
  • Teaching and Training
  • Self Care
Abstract

At the Stowe Center, I lead, as well as supervise interpretive staff who also lead, discussion-based tours through Harriet Beecher Stowe’s home. Read More

Nature, Public History, and the Path to Holistic Health: Learning and Healing through Outdoor Public History Adventures

joseph Mcgraw, Stevenson University

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Place
  • Public Engagement
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

In 2017, I presented at a university humanities & social sciences forum on the holistic health aspects of the outdoor adventure segment of the heritage tourism industry.  Read More

Repairing Mismanaged Collections in Small Museums

Meghan Sylvester, Iberville Museum

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

In connection with next year’s theme, Repair Work, I propose a session focusing on how to repair a museum’s collection that has been neglected, specifically in smaller museums that are lacking the funds and staff of larger institutions. Read More

Repair, Reuse, Recycle: Exhibition Construction and Repair on a Budget

Katherine Crosby, McKissick Museum – University of South Carolina

Proposal Type

Roundtable

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

Most museums today are struggling with budget issues that make purchasing new exhibition equipment impractical or impossible.  Read More

Reacting to the (Public) Past

Katie Clary, Coastal Carolina University

Proposal Type

Workshop

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Material Culture
  • Museums/Exhibits
  • Public Engagement
  • Teaching and Training
Abstract

Reacting to the Past (RTTP) is an innovative pedagogy used in college classrooms across disciplines. Read More