Title Memory matters : proceedings from the 2010 conference hosted by the Humanities Center, Miami University of Ohio / edited by Daniel M. Cobb and Helen Sheumaker

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, [2011] ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (v, 59 pages) Contents Introduction / Daniel M. Cobb and Helen Sheumaker -- Welcoming remarks / Allan M. Winkler -- From Lexington and Concord to Oklahoma City : the perils and promise of public history / Edward T. Linenthal -- The "remembered/forgotten" on Native ground / Daniel M. Cobb -- Museums matter / Helen Sheumaker -- Afternoon discussion Summary "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 Notes Proceedings of a one-day symposium entitled "Memory Matters" hosted by the Humanities Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio on April 16, 2010 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Subject Memory -- Social aspects -- United States -- Congresses Collective memory -- United States -- Congresses Memorials -- Social aspects -- United States -- Congresses Public history -- United States -- Congresses Indians of North America -- History -- Congresses Museums -- Social aspects -- United States -- Congresses HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Collective memory Historiography Indians of North America Memorials -- Social aspects Memory -- Social aspects Museums -- Social aspects Philosophy Public history United States -- History -- Philosophy -- Congresses United States -- Historiography -- Congresses United States Genre/Form Electronic books proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings History Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Cobb, Daniel M., editor Sheumaker, Helen, editor Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). Humanities Center, host institution. LC no. 2010051370 ISBN 9781438438337 1438438338

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