Public History Forum - Gotham Center

On Monday April 6th I’ll be on a great panel to discuss CHALK sponsored by the Gotham Center at CUNY.

The Role of Public History in NYC’s Cultural Life
Monday, April 6, 2009, 6:30 p.m. – 9th Floor

Co-sponsored with American Social History Project.

This forum will look at the role public history plays in the cultural life of New York City. Speakers include: Ruth Sergel, film maker and artist, creator of CHALK – an annual commemoration of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire; Dave Herman, Fire Fighter and Founder, The City Reliquary; Ron Grele, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University; Brian Purnell, Historian, Fordham University and Research Director, Bronx African American History Project; and Madhulika Khandelwal, Director, Asian/American Center, Queens College.