AAM 2010 Panel Session: Historical Authority in a User-Generated World
- By Alexandra Sastre
- February 12, 2010
At the AAM 2010 conference, Matthew Fisher will join a panel discussion on “Letting Go? Historical Authority in a User-Generated World”. During this session, panelists will explore the challenges, paradoxes, and opportunities associated with mashing up social media with conventional, authoritative museum narratives.
This lively discussion forum will address the hot-button topic of the relationship between the authoritative museum voice and the wisdom of the crowd. Is this an impossible pairing, or can the best of both approaches be melded to form a richer, more fulfilling experience for all?
Session attendees will come away with a variety of viewpoints and perspectives on the shifting model of public history interpretation as museums embrace the increased visitor involvement enabled by emerging social media technologies. Attendees will learn from pioneers in the field as they share their insights into maintaining an authoritative voice while engaging audiences in meaningful participation. The objective of the forum will be to recognize the primary benefits and challenges of these projects, identify examples from the field both successful and failed, and come away with useful guidelines for sharing authority in future public history practice online.
Session Details:
- Monday, May 24
- 9 - 10:15 a.m.
Presenters:
- Bill Adair, Director of the Heritage Philadelphia Program
- Matthew Fisher, President of Night Kitchen Interactive
- Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda, Web Manager at the Japanese American National Museum
- Kate Roberts, Senior Exhibit Developer at the Minnesota Historical Society
Come to listen, question, connect and share! If you cannot attend this session, we invite you stop by Booth #834 at the MuseumExpo to meet some members of Night Kitchen’s staff and learn more about our recent projects.
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