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Month: September 2009

on the “usable past” and this blog

September 27, 2009September 27, 2009 Kate WilsonLeave a comment

Public history is a collective public narrative that commemorates and maintains stories about who we are as a people and involves the creation of a “usable past” that speaks to the present, emerging from a dialogic relationship between the legacies of the past, the struggles of the present, and the promises of the future. The… Continue reading on the “usable past” and this blog →

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