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i’m in the us south, an assoc prof, into public history, preservation, digital history, archaeology, & pedagogy; also into pop culture, star trek, happy endings fic, cats—still figuring it all out (posts & interactions are my own & don't rep my employer)
I saw a presentation today that pointed to problems with the costs of AI (clearly extracting resources is its goal) but reframing around this question is essential: who owns the AI dividend
There is a suit against Trump to prevent him from painting the stone-exterior Eisenhower Executive Office Building white. That structure is not much beloved but at least shows off its expensive quarried wall materials, which are low-maintenance and require only repointing and cleaning.
to be clear, it is almost never the students draining the joy in this work. even when i am frustrated with a particular student on an assignment, it is rarely about the student so much as it is what they have been trained to expect, which is not on them
i really do love reading my undergrad public history students’ final self reflective essays on how their understanding of the field and their goals has shifted throughout the semester. it is a true joy and important to remind myself about, especially when so much can drain the joy from teaching
just watching ds9 again. someday i’ll get off of the comfort rewatch train and watch some of the great new shows out there, but today is not that day
which lms do y’all use?
assuming there’s no way to turn it off for students either. sigh
i know we can increase voter percentage over last year! have you voted yet, ncph members?
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what’s you’re favorite animated show and why is it bobs burgers?
Historic Places are the cornerstone of the National Park Service mission, and they (almost) always have been.
No one in my Bluesky circle needs to hear this, but Black history is American history. The Greensboro lunch counter is a place where brave Americans defended freedom and equality against bigotry. It represents my patriotism; it is patriotic to demand and shape an America that lives up to its ideals.
Also on 4/30! "A Conversation with Harry S. Truman Library and Museum Director Mark Adams" at 6pm ET. Join Mark Adams for a conversation about #PublicHistory jobs and museum education. Register at community.ncph.org/events/Event.... #Museums #PublicHistoryJobs #MuseumEducataion
i have also loved the noises and silences in this room among the audience
y’all this keynote is what we all need right now. just imagine what i’m not able to capture here
white to a colleague: what do you mean what will we do? we study club women, many of whom worked for a day they never saw
robinson: this work requires you to be a good human being; that’s the only way this works. what does that look like for your work? how are you impacting people to bring their best selves to the work?
white: “people are not a grant opportunity” don’t write the grant and consult them later and then get mad when people are upset about the way they are presented
hyman: solidarity means picking a side, asking people to tell their stories in their own words, believing in their voice and that she doesn’t need to translate it
frasier: what does it mean to be in intimate relationship? community engagement is the lowest level, when you are introducing yourself to community; introductions are baseline. where are you in lockstep with the community? putting yourself on the line? when they are on the front line, where are you?
five Black panelists from various NC universities sit at a table, behind microphones and in front of a large screen
i’ve been excited for this keynote and two minutes in, Dr. Tara White has me tearing up. talking solidarity at #NCPH2025 “until i close my eyes, i’ll be doing history”
same same lol
if you haven't been to the MEM yet, entrance is free with your NCPH badge! They are open late tonight as well #NCPH2025 their website: memmtl.ca/en/
join us for our working group this morning in drummond west: Public Historians, Empathetic People: Building Humane Leadership and Work Cultures #NCPH2025
hearing from Canadian-based international teaching newsroom about co-creating oral histories and more through the climate disaster project. see: climatedisasterproject.com #s16 #NCPH2025
another speaker talking about how quickly in historical time the transition to oil and coal happened (basically in a generation) as celebration of innovation and encouragement for the innovation needed for the current transition to green energy #s16 #NCPH2025
Donna Graves discussing history and hope as action, through the development of the NPS History & Hope Toolkit. I've used it in a class this semester. Download your own copy now: www.nps.gov/subjects/cli...
#s16 #NCPH2025
post lunch session on Climate History/Climate Hope #s16 #NCPH2025, starting with temp check about who has experienced climate events, do audiences and colleagues ask/discuss issues?
i'm not sharing much, because i'm not sure about permissions, which may carry through other sessions as well. interesting times, to say the least #NCPH2025
conversations around ethic of care, its definitions, and etc. one panelist notes that for them, "ethics are always with the narrator," even if that means they are asked to delete an oral history for any reason #s07 #NCPH2025
i looked it up and your list is definitely easier and works well :)