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graffiti on robert e lee statue in richmond in 2020

Week 3: Jan 27

January 27, 2021
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Memorials, Monuments

Monuments and Memorials

Guest Speaker: Cynthia Prescott

Read

Cynthia Prescott, Pioneer Mother Monuments: Constructing Cultural Memory (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019).
- Explore: Pioneer Monuments in the American West
Charlotte Lydia Riley, “Don’t worry about ‘rewriting history’: it’s literally what we historians do,” The Guardian, 2020.
Seth C. Bruggeman, “Memorials and Monuments,” Inclusive Historians Handbook, 2020.
Joanne B. Freeman, “I’m a Historian. I See Reason to Fear—and to Hope,” The Atlantic, 2020.

Think

History is complicated and messy. Based on these readings, how would you describe the historical process? Is history absolute and permanent or something more fluid that reflects back on the time in which it was written? How should we handle conflicting accounts of the past? How should we commemorate the past?

To Do

Comp Notes #1 on Pioneer Mother Monuments
All A-Twitter #2
Find a professional way to thank Dr. Prescott

Week 2: Jan 20

January 27, 2021
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Communication, Defining Public History, Professional Development & Skills

Defining Public History

Read

Lyon, et. al, Introduction to Public History, chapters 2-8

Think

Public history – who? what? where? why? What factors should be considered when doing good PH work? What is interpretation? What do public historians do?

To Do

All A-Twitter #1 (due 01/22)

Professional Development & Skills: Communication

Read

Laura Portwood-Stacer, “How to Email Your Professor” (2016).
- I know who you are so you can skip element #5 with me 😄, but this is a good model to follow up on professional encounters. (e.g. hi, how are you, this is where we met, this is why I’m writing, thank you so much).
Lindsey Wieck, “Practicing Professionalism”

Think

Consider the difference between constructing personal emails and emails on behalf of an institution (both individual and mass messages). What are best practices of both personal and institutional emails?

postcard that says i heart public history

Week 1: Jan 13

January 27, 2021
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Defining Public History, Networking, Professional Development & Skills

Defining Public History

Read

Lyon et al, “Introducing Public History,” in Introduction to Public History
National Council on Public History (NCPH), “About the Field”
Robert Weible, “Defining Public History: Is it Possible? Is it Necessary?” AHA Perspectives, 2008.
Bill Bryans, “Collaborative Practice,” Inclusive Historians Handbook, 2020.

Think

What is public history? Where can we find public history? Who does public history? Why do we do public history? What does collaborative practice look like? Why do we collaborate? Prepare a definition of public history and bring it to class.

Professional Development & Skills: Networking

To Do

Create a Twitter Account and set up your profile with a brief bio. If you already have a Twitter account, think about whether or not you’d want potential employers to see this version of yourself. If not, then create a new professional account. Do this by class time on Wednesday 1/13.
- How to Sign Up (most people use their names as their handles so they’re more easily discoverable)
- How to Customize your Profile
Create a Twitter thread with 2-3 tweets that introduces yourself to the public. Include the #ucincyPH hashtag so we can find you. Post by Friday 1/15, and use the hashtag to find and respond to at least 2 of your peers.

Pro Tip: Follow each other, follow me, follow the authors we read. This is a great way to expand your network.