Revolutionary Little Compton: The Semiquincentary at a Local History Museum
It’s the summer of the semiquincentenial, and no self-respecting historical organization can escape without some acknowledgement of the American Revolution.
Museums
Digital humanities, Little Compton Historical Society, Museums, Technology
Vibe-coding for local history
AI makes it possible to write interesting and useful programs even if you don’t know how to code. Describe what
Education, Exhibits, Little Compton Historical Society, Museums, Public humanities
Teaching curatorial work and developing an exhibition, at the same time
The semester is over and the exhibit is open, on time and on budget, and it’s been well-received. I think
Curation, Exhibits, Museums
Difficult and Different Histories
[Here’s the short talk I gave at Wesleyan University’s Center for the Study of Guns and Society workshop on Theories,
Curation, Exhibits, Museums, teaching
Exhibition How-to Videos
Remote teaching this fall meant figuring how to reduce in-class lectures, and so I recorded some of the talks I
Little Compton Landscape Stories
Last year (summer 2019) the Little Compton Historical Society took on the topic of landscapes. (Each year the organization focuses
Collections, Exhibits, Museums
New essay: Exhibiting Absence
I’ve posted to Medium a new essay, on the challenges (and possibilities!) of exhibiting things museums don’t actually have. Sometimes,
Creative placemaking, historic preservation, Museums, Public humanities
Leave the Durham memorial on the ground
[originally published on Medium] Aug 15, 2017 Leave the Durham memorial on the ground I’ve been teaching about memorials for over a
Digital humanities, History of Museums, Inside the Lost Museum book, Museums
Announcing a new timeline of museum history
I’m pleased to announce a new timeline of museum history. The timeline starts in the 17th century, with the 1628
History of Museums, Museums
Lost Museums, in Museum History Journal
An article in Museum History Journal, co-authored with Lukas Rieppel, Kathrine Duffy, and Ann Daly. Open access now. When it goes behind
