Article
Exploring Identities: Public History in a Cross-Cultural Context
The Public Historian
(2012)
Abstract
The Museums Connect program, funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the American Alliance of Museums, is a relatively new effort to connect international museums; the grant is set apart by its objective to sponsor projects that foster cross-cultural professional development and civic engagement in global communities. The following roundtable includes perspectives on the Museums Connect project Identities: Understanding Islam in a Cross-Cultural Context, undertaken by the Museum of History and Holocaust Education, Kennesaw State University (Georgia), and the Ben M'sik Community Museum, Université Hassan II Mohammedia, Ben M'sik (Casablanca, Morocco).
Keywords
- international public history,
- new media,
- public history education,
- community engagement,
- cultural diplomacy
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1525/tph.2012.34.4.9
Citation Information
Catherine Lewis, Jennifer Word Dickey, Samir El Azhar and Julia Brock. "Exploring Identities: Public History in a Cross-Cultural Context" The Public Historian Vol. 34 Iss. 4 (2012) p. 9 - 29 ISSN: 0272-3433 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jennifer_dickey/5/