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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 25, 2018, 2:20 AM UTC

NCPH 2018: A Recap

Read people's livetweets of our working group "Insider/Outsider: Racial Bias & Positionality in Interpretation," as well as my recap/reflection thread. # Now on Wakelet! # Be sure to check out Wa…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 25, 2018, 1:40 AM UTC

From Lit to Bit: How'd People F*ck Back Then?

Ah, the joys of studying sexuality! I'm interested in addressing the taboos surrounding the use of explicit primary sources in "respectable" historical scholarship. What connotations do words like ex…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 25, 2018, 1:19 AM UTC

Let's Dispense with the Formalities...

## How and where would you dispense $10,000; $100,000; $1,000,000; and $10,000,000 to have maximum impact for public history? # $10,000 # - $3,000 grants to three people of color from low-income neig…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 18, 2018, 8:55 AM UTC

NCPH 2018: Announcing "Insider/Outsider: Racial Bias & Positionality in Interpretation!"

https://steemitimages.com/DQmdnrqTTBvaVfVCfmg2qoNcoEprjvj6Q9dcsSvDFDw5Vr6/image.png Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Vegas, baby! I'm at the NCPH 2018 conference this week and TOMORROW, myself and ten o…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 18, 2018, 8:39 AM UTC

Materialities & Preservation in the Digital Age?

This week's reading – the 2005 Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections – centers on the tenuousness of our physical cultural heritage. From books to photos, textiles to fur…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 11, 2018, 5:26 PM UTC

Interpretation or Interaction? On Exhibit Labels in a Labelless Age

Our reading for this week – a report by the the Wyncote Foundation titled "Like, Link, Share" – explores how cultural institutions are embracing digital technology. One common and relatively low-cost…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 11, 2018, 5:09 AM UTC

PubComm 2018: A Recap

Miss last week's Public History Community Forum? Want to relive the glory? Review the fantastic insights and wisdom our speakers had to offer! # Check out this Wakelet collection I created. # And be…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 4, 2018, 4:03 PM UTC

Announcing PubComm 2018!

PubComm 2018 is set for TOMORROW – Thursday, April 4th, 10am-3pm at the William Way LGBT Community Center (1315 Spruce St). Register here. This year's theme is Racism & Resistance. We'll be dialo…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Apr 4, 2018, 4:06 AM UTC

What's Kink Got To Do With It? Deaccessioning in Grassroots Archives

My colleague @dduquette provided us with a great summary and synthesis of this week's readings – The Library Company of Philadelphia's 1987 annual report (penned by James Green), Derek Fincham's “Dea…

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GVGK Tang
@gvgktang Mar 28, 2018, 3:56 AM UTC

Dyke Mongers! Satanic Sapphists!

As a highschooler, one of my favorite sites was a Tumblr called F— Yeah, Queer Vintage (now inactive). Posting an array of vaguely labeled, misattributed, and/or uncited visual culture that reflected…

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