Ok. Gentlemen, our first speaker today is dr. Timothy s sydnor. He is professor of english at the City University of new york, Bronx Community college. He holds a doctorate in english education, a masters in religious studies, and masters of divinity in theological studies. Person,e have a museum a lawyer, and a theologian. [laughter] discussiono our today the perspective of a scholar who pays close attention to the power of words. All the monuments on our collective commemorative landscape have back stories, stories of individuals or groups , who decided to erect them where or how they are, and to read the words on them that we see today. His 2011 book, an illustrated guide to virginias Confederate Monuments, is the First Complete catalog of virginias monuments, but it is much more than just a catalog. It is a study through those monuments of ideology and meaning and provides a window of what the people who erected them were thinking at the time and wanted to say. Sydor has finished a
The conversation focuses on his new book curating america journeys through story scapes over the past. Over the past 45 years, richard developed exhibits and new museums over the entire United States. This 75 Minute Program is hosted by the Brooklyn Historical society. Sunday 29 will be the 50th anniversary of a trip i tired, a disgruntled, bored graduate student in history. I went out to an outdoor History Museum in Central Massachusetts called old sturbridge village. Some of you have been there. It was a day like today, but 30 degrees colder. Instead of rain, it was a lot of snow. I pretty much had the whole museum to myself that day. I walk around and told the story. It was kind of a revelation. I was in graduate school discovering new england history. I was shocked at my ignorance. I had no idea what the people i have been studying for years looked like or where they left where they lived, how they carried themselves around. I went that night and could sleep. Could not sleep. I got
Of the book that we will be selling in our shop. The book is called curating america journeys through stories gives of the american past. Is a beautifully written book. I had such fun preparing for this evening because it is the perfect combination of you as an incredible scholar with an enormous amount of academic background and a deeply personal and funny and warm i urge you all to have a look at it. What we are going to do is talk for about 40 minutes, and then open it up for questions from all of you. So, i think richard is going to start is off by reading a few paragraphs from the book. Theard so, this sunday, 29th, will be the 50th anniversary of a trip i took as a disgruntled, tired, bored graduate student in history. I went out to an outdoor History Museum in Central Massachusetts called old sturbridge village. Some of you have been there. It was a day like today, but 30 degrees colder. Instead of rain, it was a lot of snow. I pretty much had the whole museum to myself that day
Education, a masters in religious studies and masters of divinity and theological studies. So far, we got a museum person, a lawyer, and a you load in. And a theologian. He brings the perspective of a scholar who pays close attention to the power of words. All of the monuments and our collective commemorative landscape have back stories, stories of individuals or groups who decided to write the words on them that we see today. Dr. Sedores 2011 book an illustrated guide to virginias Civil War Monuments is the First Complete catalog of virginias monuments. It is more than a catalog. It is this that he of ideology and meaning and provides a window of what the people who erected them were thinking at the time and wanted to say. Dr. Sedore has finished a similar study of tennessee monuments and is working on another one about mississippi. His wonderful wife patricia tells me that she is a more seen more monuments in more states than anybody else in the union [laughter] mr. Rawls i think tha
Exhibits all over the United States. His book is curating america. He is also the author of the book that were going to be more focused on tonight which is for sale in our shop. And richard has very kindly offered to sign copies of the book after we talk this evening. The book is called curating america. It is a beautifully written book. I had such fun preparing for this evening because it is a perfect combination of you as an incredible collar with an enormous amount of academic background and deeply personal and funny and warm. So i urge you all to have a look at it. What were going to do is talking for about 40 minutes and open it up to questions from all of you. So i think richard is going to start us off by reading a few paragraphs from the book. This sunday 29 will be the 50th anniversary of a trip i took as a disgruntled, tired, bored graduate student in history. I went out to an outdoor History Museum in Central Massachusetts called old sturbridge village. Some of you have been