AASLH

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Austin, TX

September 7, 2017

The State of Inclusion

Chair: Marian Carpenter, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL

2017 AASLH Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Austin, TX

September 7, 2017

We Are History: Teamwork and Transparency in History Exhibit Renovations

Chair: Heather McClenahan, Los Alamos Historical Society, Los Alamos, TX

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 16, 2015

Accessibility for the 21st Century: Welcoming All Visitors to History Museums and Historic Sites

In this session, participants will gain ideas for enhancing accessibility for all visitors in ways that go beyond the legal obligations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Panelists include professionals who are actively promoting accessibility through innovative programs and partnerships at history museums of varying size, scope, and location.

Chair: Caroline Braden, Guest Accessibility/Special Needs Assistant, The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 16, 2015

Breaking the Mold: Reimagining Traditional Museums, Programs, and Collections

See how three institutions are rethinking how they operate in order to reach new audiences, maintain relevancy, and create advocates for history. From tweaking programming to breaking the operational mold, ideas and tips will be shared to inspire staff at institutions large and small.

Chair: Alexandria Rasic, Director of Public Programs, Homestead Museum, City of Industry, CA

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 17, 2015

Creating Connection through Creative Expression

Arts Midwest and Metropolitan Group are leading a national effort to build public will for creative expression by connecting it with people's deeply-held values. This session will explore this initiative's research findings, theory of change, and how pilots are implementing messaging and recommendations to create long-term change.

Chair: Robert Sarror, Senior Director, Metropolitan Group,, Washington, DC

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 15, 2015

Cultural Competency: A Powerful Tool for Change

Start off the Annual Meeting with a session guaranteed to challenge and inspire. Sharing examples from their own institution, staff from the Arab American National Museum will facilitate a discussion on how becoming more culturally competent can enable institutions to respond to changing demographics and work with new audiences.

Chair: Kate Betz, Bullock State History Museum, Austin, TX

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 15, 2015

Democratizing Historical Practice

How could history better advance a more democratic and participatory civic life? Thelen will introduce session with a 30 minute talk that distills his experiences with trying to connect professional with popular history making. Audience members will discuss their experiences and observations with this challenge.

Chair: David Thelen, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 15, 2015

Interns: Developing a Diverse Leadership Pipeline

Creating a diverse pipeline for institutional leadership starts with building internship programs that reflect our visitors. Emerging professionals express frustration with early career opportunities. We will highlight new models, including Minnesota Historical Society’s undergraduate internship program and #museumworkersspeak, and then consider how the AASLH can help the field move forward.

Chair: Sarah Jencks, Director of Education and Leadership, Ford's Theatre Society, Washington, DC

2016 AASLH/MMA Annual Meeting Session Recording

Recorded in Detroit, MI

September 15, 2015

Thomas J. Sugrue is Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at New York University. A specialist in twentieth-century American politics, urban history, civil rights, and race, Sugrue was educated at Columbia; King's College, Cambridge; and Harvard, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1992. His first book, The Origins of the Urban Crisis (1996), focused on Detroit as the symbol of the American urban crisis. It won the Bancroft Prize in American History and the Urban History Association Award for Best Book in North American Urban History among other numerous awards. In 2005, Princeton University Press selected The Origins of the Urban Crisis as one of its 100 most influential books of the past one hundred years and recently published a new edition including the Detroit bankruptcy. Sugrue challenges the conventional wisdom that urban decline is the product of the social programs and racial fissures of the 1960s. Weaving together the history of workplaces, unions, civil rights groups, political organizations, and real estate agencies, Sugrue finds the roots of today’s urban poverty in a hidden history of racial violence, discrimination, and deindustrialization that reshaped the American urban landscape after World War II.

Recorded in Detroit, MI

Thursday, September 15

Thomas J. Sugrue is Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History at New York University. A specialist in twentieth-century American politics, urban history, civil rights, and race, Sugrue was educated at Columbia; King's College, Cambridge; and Harvard, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1992. His first book, The Origins of the Urban Crisis (1996), focused on Detroit as the symbol of the American urban crisis. It won the Bancroft Prize in American History and the Urban History Association Award for Best Book in North American Urban History among other numerous awards. In 2005, Princeton University Press selected The Origins of the Urban Crisis as one of its 100 most influential books of the past one hundred years and recently published a new edition including the Detroit bankruptcy. Sugrue challenges the conventional wisdom that urban decline is the product of the social programs and racial fissures of the 1960s. Weaving together the history of workplaces, unions, civil rights groups, political organizations, and real estate agencies, Sugrue finds the roots of today’s urban poverty in a hidden history of racial violence, discrimination, and deindustrialization that reshaped the American urban landscape after World War II.