Book ID: CBB650942848

Public History for a Post-Truth Era: Fighting Denial through Memory Movements (2022)

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Liz Sevcenko (Author)


Taylor & Francis


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 284
Language: English

Public History for a Post-Truth Era explores how to combat historical denial when faith in facts is at an all-time low. Moving beyond memorial museums or documentaries, the book shares on-the-ground stories of participatory public memory movements that brought people together to grapple with the deep roots and current truths of human rights abuses. It gives an inside look at "Sites of Conscience" around the world, and the memory activists unearthing their hidden histories, from the Soviet Gulag to the slave trade in Senegal. It then follows hundreds of people joining forces across dozens of US cities to fight denial of Guantánamo, mass incarceration, and climate change. As reparations proposals proliferate in the US, the book is a resource for anyone seeking to confront historical injustices and redress their harms. Written in accessible, non-academic language, it will appeal to students, educators, or supportive citizens interested in public history, museums, or movement organizing.

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Authors & Contributors
Miner, Skye A.
Haines, Monamie Bhadra
Noah Morritt
Radek Kundt
Bertotti, Andrea M.
Helene Sorgner
Concepts
Public understanding of science
Controversies and disputes
Authority of science
Public understanding of medicine
Science and society
Political activists and activism
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
18th century
Places
Canada
India
Baltimore (Maryland, U.S.)
United States
Italy
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