Strengthening History Communication: Reframing the Value of History and Your Institution (April 2023) - Virtual Workshop
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Workshop Description
This half-day virtual workshop will help history practitioners at institutions of all types and sizes learn how to communicate about their work more effectively. Whether you need to write new exhibit text, fundraising letters, or advocacy calls, this workshop will draw on new research from AASLH’s “Reframing History” project to help you communicate in a way that is more likely to resonate with your intended audiences and help build a better understanding of the value of history and history organizations like museums and historical societies. This workshop will include an overview of research findings, discussions about major challenges in communicating history with colleagues from around the country, and and – most importantly – an opportunity to begin crafting your own communications materials.
This workshop is supported in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
Facilitators: Susan Ferentinos, Ph.D. and John Marks, Ph.D.
Details
SESSION DATES: April 24, 2023, from 1PM - 4PM EST
COST: $75 AASLH Members / $100 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: 1 three-hour day
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.
How to Register
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John Garrison Marks
Vice President of Research and Engagement
American Association for State and Local History
John Marks joined AASLH in 2017 and currently serves as Vice President of Research and Engagement. Leading AASLH’s Public History Research Lab, he directs AASLH’s field-wide research initiatives about the public history community and the role of history in American life. He also manages several other partnerships, initiatives, and special projects, including leading field-wide planning for the 250th anniversary of the United States and supporting advocacy, partnerships, and internal survey and data efforts. John is a historian of race and slavery in the United States and Atlantic World and holds a Ph.D. in history from Rice University and a BA from Lynchburg College. He is a native of New Jersey.
Susan Ferentinos
Susan Ferentinos, PhD, is a public history researcher, writer, and consultant. Her work fosters a richer understanding of the history of gender and sexuality through interpretation and historic preservation. She is the author of Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites, published by Rowman & Littlefield as part of the AASLH "Interpreting History" series. This book won the annual book award from the National Council on Public History. Susan was also recently a guest on episode 4 of the Reframing History podcast.
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