Ferentinos, Susan, Ph.D.

Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

LGBT individuals and families are increasingly visible in popular culture and local communities; their struggles for equality appear regularly in news media. Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites provides a straightforward, accessible guidebook for museum and history professionals as they embark on such worthy efforts.

Produktdetails

• Interpreting History
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780759123731
• ISBN-10: 075912373X
• Artikelnr.: 41376800

Autorenporträt

Susan Ferentinos is a public history researcher, writer, and consultant based in Bloomington, Indiana, where she specializes in historical project management and using the past to create community. She has lectured widely on the topic of interpreting LGBT history and recently served on the planning team for the National Park Service Women's History Initiative. Dr. Ferentinos holds a Ph.D. in U.S. history with a focus on the history of gender and sexuality and a Master of Library Science with a concentration in special collections, both from Indiana University. She has served on the Board of the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites and the Leadership Development Committee of the American Association for State and Local History.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: A Pep Talk for the Faint of Heart
SECTION II: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
Chapter 3: Approaching LGBT History
Chapter 4: "The Abominable Sin": European Contact to the Late-Nineteenth
Century
Chapter 5: Creating Communities: Late-Nineteenth Century to the Mid-1960s
Chapter 6: We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to It: Mid-1960s to United
States v. Windsor (2013)
Chapter 7: History Coda: What A Strange Year It's Been
SECTION III: INTERPRETING LGBT HISTORY
Chapter 8: Trends in LGBT Historical Interpretation
Chapter 9: Case Study-Displaying Queer History at the Chicago History
Museum:
Lessons from the Curators of Out in Chicago
Jill Austin and Jennifer Brier
Chapter 10: Case Study-The Varied Telling of Queer History at Historic New
England Sites
Kenneth C. Turino
Chapter 11: Case Study-Interpreting for the Next Generation:
The Summer History Immersion Program (Minnesota)
Kyle Parsons and Stewart Van Cleve
Chapter 12: Issues to Consider When Interpreting LGBT History
Chapter 13: Conclusion: Some Suggestions
APPENDIXES
Appendix 1: Timeline of Key Events in LGBT United States History
Appendix 2: Recommended Reading
Appendix 3: Bibliography
About the Authors