Call for Proposals: Using | Doing | Teaching Black History A Public History Workshop – Mar 15
Posted by Historical Society of Pennsylvania on February 25, 2025
In partnership with the 1838 Black Metropolis, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) will host a two-day workshop, April 25 & 26, 2025, on the theme of breathing life into the archives, focusing widely on liberation and civil rights histories through several centuries in the Philadelphia metro region.
Historian and artist Nell Irvin Painter will present “Arrived, New Names,” as the keynote address Friday evening. Sharing insights about her artwork focused on William Still’s Journal C of the Underground Railroad, she will set the tone for exploring how creative projects can share complicated and compelling histories. In her talk, she will dive into her research into 19th century anti-slavery movements and the interwoven literary, political, and artistic work of the Black communities.
The workshop on Saturday will invite participants to share strategies on how archival collections can be used to reclaim and restore community history, with a focus on our collective knowledge of Black history in Philadelphia. This event convenes teachers, students, docents, volunteers, artists, museum professionals, family historians, and other public history practitioners to learn from and share with one another. Presentations will center public history, its uses, challenges, and applications in the classroom, informal learning spaces and with the public.
Call for Proposals: HSP and the 1838 Black Metropolis call for presentations for a public history workshop on Saturday, April 26 at 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia. We seek presentations that put history into action, practices and activities used in the classroom, new techniques etc. We encourage submissions from all fields and levels of practicing educators, teachers, public history practitioners, museum educators, librarians, preservationists. Presentations should center around public history, its uses, challenges, and applications in the classroom, informal learning spaces and with the public. Presentations will be 15 minutes and can include A/V but do not need to.
Call for Proposals Due: March 15, 2025.
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