Remembering the Lattimer Massacre: Issues of Labor Justice in Northern Appalachia
Seminar
In 1897, immigrant coal miners in Northeastern Pennsylvania went on strike to gain similar wages earned by their white, English speaking co-workers. At a confrontation with the sheriff and his deputies, 25 miners were killed and another 40 were wounded. The Lattimer Massacre, considered one of the…
Claiming, Re-claiming and Celebrating Underrepresented Heritage
Seminar
Civil Society Organizations, governments at all levels, educational and research institutions, and others identify and represent heritage in various and sometimes incompatible ways. Heritage workers who are concerned about fairness and righting historical wrongs face challenges in assessing…
Fashioning Heritage
Seminar
With the exception of 2010 and 2011, each year from 1993 the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meet and dress in ‘political fancy dress’. It is often referred to as the ‘silly shirt season’. Rather than a ‘parade of nations’, an outfit is designed by the host nation to be…
Māori, Art History and Museum Studies in the 21st century
Seminar
Abstract: In a climate of New Art History, and New Museology, what does it mean to undertake research into Indigenous art and culture today? What are some of the challenges that need to be addressed? What kinds of conversations need to be articulated? And what does it all mean? This talk will…
Can museums change lives?
Seminar
Bio: David Fleming, OBE MA PhD AMA, became director of National Museums Liverpool (NML) in 2001. Since then he has led a major modernisation of NML, which has resulted in its becoming a leading example of an inclusive museum service with a large and diverse audience. Since he became Director, NML…
Legacies of Lawlessness: When does Illegality become Heritage?
Seminar
Robin Hood, Jesse James, Bonnie and Clyde…. There is an infinite list of people whose defiance of state law made them popular heroes, and whose memory is now enshrined as heritage. The same process perpetuates the image of popular rebellions that become emblematic of national pride.…