Interview with Megan VanGorder

[...]engagement with the public about the past, whether at the local history society, through documentary filmmaking, historical reenactments, or presentations of historical markers, represents an act of teaching—proffering an important interpretation of the past with a larger community. Professor M...

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Published inJournal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1998) Vol. 117; no. 1; pp. 76 - 84
Main Author Draper, Timothy Dean
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Springfield University of Illinois Press 22.03.2024
Illinois State Historical Society
Subjects
American history
Boards of directors
Case studies
Classrooms
Collaboration
Curricula
Education, Higher
Higher education
Historians
Historic preservation
Historical reenactments
History
History education
Indigenous peoples
Laws, regulations and rules
Local history
Museums
Pedagogy
Students
Teachers
Teaching
Textbooks
Illinois
United States > US
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Summary:[...]engagement with the public about the past, whether at the local history society, through documentary filmmaking, historical reenactments, or presentations of historical markers, represents an act of teaching—proffering an important interpretation of the past with a larger community. Professor Megan VanGorder of Governors State University serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society and brings a wealth of experiences in pedagogy, historical research, and local and state history. Presently you serve on the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society and write a regular column for Illinois Heritage. Most textbooks cover Cherokee Removal as the lone case study for this phenomenon, leaving students of history with limited knowledge about the complex devastation felt by Indigenous people.
ISSN:1522-1067
2328-3335
DOI:10.5406/23283335.117.1.05