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PH 2036 Conference celebrates 25 years of Public History |
The Public History Program celebrated its 25th Anniversary in September 2011 with the conference Public History 2036: The Next Twenty-Five Years. Check out the conference archive for photos and video clips from speakers. Click here for speaker bios. |
Historic Preservation Initiative presents walking tour and panel discussion on Holyoke |
The UMass Historic Preservation Initiative presents, "Preserving a Gem, Promoting Economic Development-–The Case of H.H. Richardson's Holyoke Train Station," a walking tour and panel discussion on April 29th. Historian James O’Gorman will speak about Henry Hobson Richardson and his legacy; Max Page (Public History faculty member) and Joseph Krupcyznski will speak about the role the University of Massachusetts and the Center for Design Engagement will play in restoring and revitalizing the station and Depot Square area; and Kathleen Anderson, economic development planner for Holyoke, will speak about the city’s master planning for downtown Holyoke. The walking tour begins at 12:00 p.m. at the train station at intersection of Lyman and Bowers Street in Holyoke. The panel discussion will follow at 1:00 pm in Holyoke Heritage Park Visitor Center at 221 Appleton St. |
Charles Birnbaum to lecture on cultural landscape preservation |
Charles Birnbaum, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Coumbia Graudate School of Architecture Planning + Preservation, will lecture on the interpretation and preservation of cultural landscapes April 7th at 4pm in the Procopio Room, Hills North. Birnbaum is founder and president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation and spent fifteen years as the coordinator of the National Park Service Historic Preservation Initiative. |
| Exhibit on W.E.B. Du Bois curated by Public History students to open |
UMass Public History students Erik Ingmundson, Emily Oswald, and Jess Monti curated an exhibit, "Becoming a Son of Great Barrington: W.E.B. Du Bois," that will open April 7th in Great Barrington at the Triplex Cinema. The opening bgins at 5:30pm to be followed by an advanced screening of the PBS American Experience documentary, "The Freedom Riders." For more details, visit the website of our partner organization, the Friends of the Du Bois Homesite. |
| Exhibit by Professor Max Page to open at Herter Gallery |
Professor Max Page will open his exhibit, "Memory Delayed: Wrestling with the Past in Beunos Aires," at the Herter Gallery on March 1st with a reception from 4pm to 6pm. The exhibit, based on research Professor Page conducted during a Fulbright Fellowship in Argentina, examines efforts to commemorate the "Dirty War" of the military junta that ruled the country between 1976 and 1983. "Memory Delayed" runs until March 27. For information see http://www.umass.edu/umhome/events/articles/122505.php |
| "Freedom Riders" film screening and discussion at UMass |
The Public History program, WGBY public television, the Springfield Republican newspaper, and several departments in the Five Colleges will co-sponsor a screening of the new PBS American Experience documentary, "Freedom Riders," March 3rd, at 7:00pm in 65 Bartlett Hall. Following the screening, UMass Professor Emeritus Mike Thewell will facilitate a conversation with local Freedom Riders James Breeden, Jean D. Thompson, and Judy Frieze Wright. Learn more about the film here.
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| Public History student Morgan Hubbard wins the 2011 NCPH Student Project Award |
Public History student Morgan Hubbard's exhibit, "Uncertain Futures: Early Science Fiction in Cold War America" received the National Council on Public History Student Project Award for 2011. Morgan curated the exhibit as part of his internship last summer with the UMass Special Collections and University Archives. Visit the online version of "Uncetain Futures" at http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/exhibits/uncertain/ |
| Professor Marla Miller receives award from the Cundill Prize in History |
Public History Program Director Marla Miller received a "Recongition of Excellence" from the jury of the Cundill Prize in History for her recent book, "Betsy Ross and the Making of America." Read more at http://www.mcgill.ca/cundillprize/ |
| Public History student Eliza Ahrens collaborated on re-design of exhibit at Higgins Armory Museum |
While completing her summer internship at the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, Eliza Ahrens worked with curators to re-design a permanent exhibit in the "Global Arms and Armor Wing." Learn more about the Higgins Armory at http://www.higgins.org/ |
Recent Public History graduate Kayla Haveles curated "100 Years of Aviation at Plum Island"
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As part of her summer internship, recent Public History graduate Kayla Haveles curated an online exhibit for Historic New England on the history of aviation on Plum Island, off the coast of Massachusetts. Visit her exhibit at http://www.historicnewengland.org/collections-archives-exhibitions/online-exhibitions/100-years-of-aviation-at-plum-island |
| The Public History Program is now on Facebook |
The new Facebook page of the Public History program began last spring but has seen a significant increase in traffic recently. Follow us on Facebook to learn about upcoming social events, lectures, field trips, public history-related news stories, and other information related to the field. |
Public History student Morgan Hubbard curates "Uncertain Futures" exhibit
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Public history student Morgan Hubbard curated "Uncertain Futures", an exhibit on science fiction, while interning at the Archives and University Special Collections last summer. Visit the exhibit in the Special Collections Reading Room on Floor 25, Du Bois Library before October 31st, or see it online at http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/exhibits/uncertain/
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| Public History Program Chair Marla Miller co-curated "Betsy Ross: The Life Behind the Legend", at the Winterthur Museum |
Professor Marla Miller collaborated with public historians at Deleware's Winterthur Museum to curate the exhibit, "Betsy Ross: The Life Behind the Legend," which opened recently to high praise:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20101003/LIFE/10030307
Professor Miller drew on her recently released book, Betsy Ross and the Making of America, the first scholarly biography of the iconic early-American figure. |
Liz Ševčenko speaks as part of Historic Preservation Lecture Series
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Liz Ševčenko, founding Director of the International Coalition of Sites of Concience (a network of historic sites that foster public dialogue on pressing human rights and social issues), will give a talk on Friday, Sept 24 at 4pm in Herter Hall, Room 231. This is the first of a series of lectures sponsored by the new Historic Preservation Initiative of the Art + Design program, under the direction of public history faculty member Max Page. |
ANNOUNCING A SERIES OF ANNUAL TRAVEL COURSES |
International Perspectives on Urbanism and the Politics of the Past
Beginning in the spring of 2011, the Architecture + Design Program, the Public History Program, and the Labor Relations and Research Center, in collaboration with faculty from across the University of Massachusetts Campus, will lead study tours to a different city each spring. The study tours will be open to UMass students for undergraduate or graduate course credit as well for scholars, practitioners, and social justice activists.
May 17 - 26, 2011 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Legacies of the Dirty War: Historic Preservation, Labor, and Movements for Social Justice
Participants will visit sites related to the legacy of the last dictatorship (1977-1983) and meet with architects, planners, historic preservationists, and public historians involved in preserving and interpreting sites of state terrorism which resulted in the disappearance of some 30,000 Argentine citizens. We will also meet with labor union activists and social justice organizations dedicated to reversing the neo-liberal policies launched by the dictatorship.
It's never too soon to plan ahead. Mark your calendars for:
May 15 - 24, 2012 Tokyo, Japan
May 14 - 24, 2013 Berlin, Germany
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