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SUMMARY:KCMC Workshop: Public History in Our Times
DESCRIPTION:A small group discussion with James R. Grossman\, former executive director of the American Historical Association. Grossman led the AHA from 2010 to 2025. Before that\, he was vice president for research and education at the Newberry Library and taught at the University of Chicago and the University of California\, San Diego. He’s the author of Land of Hope: Chicago\, Black Southerners\, and the Great Migration and A Chance to Make Good: African Americans\, 1900-1929. Grossman has written articles and essays focused on American urban history\, Black history\, ethnicity\, higher education\, and the role of history in public life. He’s also served as a consultant on history-related projects with the BBC\, Smithsonian\, theater companies\, filmmakers\, museums\, libraries\, and more. \nGrossman brings his expertise in the politics of history to our coalition. Bring your questions about the field\, how it has changed over time\, its relationship to the zeitgeist\, and how we can reach our audiences in this polarized environment.
URL:https://kcmonumentscoalition.org/event/kcmc-workshop-public-history-in-troubling-times/
LOCATION:Kauffman Foundation Conference Center\, 4801 Rockhill Rd\, Kansas City\, MO\, 64110\, United States
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SUMMARY:KCMC Lecture Series: Why History Matters
DESCRIPTION:James R. Grossman \nWednesday\, September 9 \nProgram: 6 p.m. \nPlaza Branch\, 4801 Main St. | Truman Forum Auditorium \nIn-person event | RSVP \nWhat is history? How do historians do their work? And why does it matter? \nJames R. Grossman\, former executive director of the American Historical Association\, discusses the field of history\, its methods\, and its role in our times. He also explores how memory and history shape what it means to be an American. Grossman led the AHA from 2010 to 2025. Before that\, he was vice president for research and education at the Newberry Library and taught at the University of Chicago and the University of California\, San Diego. He’s the author of Land of Hope: Chicago\, Black Southerners\, and the Great Migration and A Chance to Make Good: African Americans\, 1900-1929. Grossman has written articles and essays focused on American urban history\, Black history\, ethnicity\, higher education\, and the role of history in public life. His shorter pieces are published in numerous publications\, such as the Chicago Tribune\, The New York Times\, and Time. He’s also served as a consultant on history-related projects with the BBC\, Smithsonian\, theater companies\, filmmakers\, museums\, libraries\, and more. \nThis event is co-sponsored by: KCMC\, a partnership of preservation and commemorative organizations across Kansas City\, is supported by the Center for Digital and Public Humanities at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and funded by the Mellon Foundation.
URL:https://kcmonumentscoalition.org/event/kcmc-lecture-series-tbd/
LOCATION:KCPL Plaza Branch\, 4801 Main St\, Kansas City\, MO\, 64112\, United States
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