Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond - (October 2024) - Virtual Workshop
- Registration Closed
Workshop Description
The upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding is an opportunity for museums and historic sites with stories of slavery to create programs that explore our collective history. The workshop will discuss pedagogically sound and emotionally aware techniques for developing tours and programs, as well as strategies for training and caring for staff. Using the “Making History at 250” themes, we will explore ways to broaden visitors’ understanding of slavery and enslaved people’s lives during the Revolutionary Era, and the legacies of slavery that exist in our society today.
This two-day (4 hours per day) virtual workshop will nurture the following skills:
· developing pedagogically sound and emotionally aware tours and programs on the lives of enslaved people and the institution of slavery, with a focus on 250th themes;
· contextualizing the topic of enslavement, eliminating mythological stories, and facilitating culturally sensitive discussions; and
· helping visitors make relevant connections between past and present.
Details
SESSION DATES: October 30-31, 2024 - from 1PM - 5PM EST each day
COST: $175 AASLH Members / $200 Nonmembers /10% discount for STEPS participants with promo code found in the online STEPS Community
OPEN REGISTRATION: 25 participant limit.
Workshop Logistics
FORMAT: Online via Zoom
LENGTH: Two 4-hour days
MATERIALS: All workshop materials are provided.
TECHNOLOGY: We recommend downloading the Zoom mobile or desktop app for this course. Participants will need access to internet and a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet to participate in this course. We recommend having access to a camera and a headset, earphones, or other audio and microphone device. Automatic captioning is available in the Zoom discussions.
CREDIT: Successful completion of this workshop will earn a Certificate of Completion from AASLH.
Book Discount Code
Registrants for this workshop also receive a 30% discount on the AASLH book Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens at Museums and Historic Sites at rowman.com with a promo code in their confirmation email.
How to Register
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Kristin Gallas
Principal
MUSE Consulting, Medford, MA
Kristin facilitates workshops for museums and historic sites on developing comprehensive and conscientious interpretation of slavery and speaks regularly at conferences. Clients include: George Mason’s Gunston Hall, multiple National Park Service sites, Historic Philadelphia, Morven Museum and Garden, Royall House and Slave Quarters, and Whitney Plantation. She is the co-editor, with James DeWolf Perry, of Interpreting Slavery at Museums and Historic Sites, and author of Interpreting Slavery with Children and Teens at Museums and Historic Sites. Kristin holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary history education from University of Vermont and a master’s degree in museum education from George Washington University.
Webinars, Online Courses, and Online Workshops (Excludes HLI Programs)
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