Session Submission Summary

Back Down Memory Lane: Explorations of Absence, Presence, and Institutionalized Public Memory

Sat, November 14, 11:00am to 12:15pm, Hilton Chicago, Floor: Third Floor, PDR 6

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This competitive paper panel will invite audience members to consider the role of absence and presence in creating and shaping historical memory. The panelists will discuss how power was and is used to reinforce an institutionalized public memory that disregards the experiences and scholarly contributions of African Americans.

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