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Guns, Germs, and Public History: A Conversation with Jennifer Tucker (2021)

Serlin, David (Author)

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Volume: 57
Issue: 1
Pages: 60-74

URI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jhbs.22055

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhbs.22055

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Science education and teaching Public understanding of science Visual representation; visual communication Exhibits Material culture Museums Public history 21st century

In this wide-ranging conversation, historians David Serlin (UC San Diego) and Jennifer Tucker (Wesleyan University) discuss the role of material culture and visual media in shaping how museums communicate histories of science and technology. Tucker describes a recent public history project focused on 19th-century histories of firearms and gun regulation in light of contemporary debates about the Second Amendment “right to bear arms.” Serlin and Tucker conclude by speculating about possible curatorial directions for a future public history exhibit focused on the social and cultural impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020.

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