Memory Matters

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Description

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." — William Faulkner

The three thought-provoking essays in Memory Matters explore how the process of memorialization keeps the past alive in the present and shape the way we imagine our possible futures. The product of a one-day symposium hosted by the Humanities Center at Miami University of Ohio, it focuses on issues of commemoration in the contexts of U.S. history, Native America, and museums. In "From Lexington and Concord to Oklahoma City: The Perils and Promise of Public History," Edward T. Linenthal offers a fresh perspective on creating national memorials. In "The Remembered/Forgotten on Native Ground," Daniel M. Cobb draws upon Benedict Anderson's notion of the "remembered/forgotten" to explore the work of memory at the sites of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the Miami Removal. And in "Museums Matter," Helen Sheumaker explores how museums function as repositories and creators of cultural memory. The volume also includes a transcript based on the question-and-answer session following the original presentations. Stemming from a two-year scholarly project, "Memory and Culture: Engaged Scholarship, Multidisciplinary Connections, and the Public Humanities," Memory Matters provides scholars and those interested in such fields as museum studies, memorial studies, and cultural history with provocative discussions of the ways in which representation, power, and memory intersect.
1. Introduction
Daniel M. Cobb and Helen Sheumaker

2. Welcoming Remarks
Allan M. Winkler

3. From Lexington and Concord to Oklahoma City: The Perils and Promise of Public History
Edward T. Linenthal

4. The “Remembered/Forgotten” on Native Ground
Daniel M. Cobb

5. Museums Matter
Helen Sheumaker

6. Afternoon Discussion

Notes

Sujets

• USA
• United States of America
• Indigenous peoples
• History of the Americas
• États-Unis

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781438438337
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 16 Mo

Extrait

M e m o r y M a t t e r s Proceedings from the 2010 Conference Hosted by the Humanities Center, Miami University of Ohio

Edited by Daniel M. Cobb & Helen Sheumaker

Memory Matters

SUNY s c h o l a r l y c o n f e r e n c e s

MemoryMatters

Proceedingsfromthe2010Conference Hosted by the Humanities Center Miami University of Ohio

Edited by Daniel M.Cobb HelenSheumaker

PublishedbyStateUniversityofNewYorkPress,Albany

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Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data

Memory matters : proceedings from the 2010 conference hosted by the Humanities Center, Miami University of Ohio / edited by Daniel M. Cobb and Helen Sheumaker. p. cm. Inlcudes bibliographical references. ISBN 9781438438320 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. United States—History—Philosophy— Congresses. 2. United States—Historiography—Congresses. 3. Memory—Social aspects— United States—Congresses. 4. Collective memory—United States—Congresses. 5. Memorials—Social aspects—United States—Congresses. 6. Public history— United States—Congresses. 7. Indians of North America—History—Congresses. 8. Museums—Social aspects—United States—Congresses. I. Cobb, Daniel M. II. Sheumaker, Helen. III. Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). Humanities Center. E175.9.M47 2011 973—dc22 2010051370

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Introduction Daniel M. Cobb and Helen Sheumaker

From Lexington and Concord to Oklahoma City: The Perils and Promise of Public History Edward T. Linenthal

Welcoming Remarks Allan M. Winkler

Notes

The “Remembered/Forgotten” on Native Ground Daniel M. Cobb

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