In case you missed the announcement I sent around last Thursday,
today's STS colloquium will be held at the MIT Museum. Map:
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=N52
See you at the MIT Museum at 4:00!
Debbie
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:02:38 -0400
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From: Debbie Meinbresse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: October 1st STS Colloquium & Schedule of Events: September
29 - October 5
Please join us at the MIT Museum at 4:00 pm on Monday, October 1st,
for a special event co-sponsored by the STS Program and the MIT Museum:
Collecting the Twentieth Century
Steven Lubar, Brown University
Abstract
Most history museums focus their collecting and exhibitions on the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Even museums with an interest
in science and technology tend to ignore recent history, leaving
that to science centers and, in a few cases, to hobbyists. My talk
will explore the challenges of collecting and presenting recent
history, suggesting the advantages that this new focus might offer
for attracting new audience and providing perspective on both the
past and the present.
Bio
Steven Lubar is Professor of American Civilization and History and
Director of the John Nicholas Brown Center at Brown University,
where he directs the Public Humanities Program. From 1982 to 2004,
he was a curator and department chair in the history of technology
at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, where he
worked on many exhibitions, including Engines of Change: The
American Industrial Revolution and America on the Move. Prof. Lubar
has written widely on early American technology and invention, the
history of museums, and museum practice. His Ph.D. is from the
University of Chicago, his BA from MIT.
Map: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=N52
Please note: A schedule of events for the period September 29th
through October 5th is available on the STS website
http://web.mit.edu/sts/calendar/index-css.html.
Debbie Meinbresse
STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390
Debbie Meinbresse
STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390
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