Dear Kate

My PhD was all about interpreting sensitive and challenging histories in museums. My research ran along side the wonderful work of Tony Jackson and Jenny Kid which was published in Performing Heritage (book, DVD and website) and carried on through Jenny’s work with Challenging Histories.  There are literature reviews and bibliographies online at both Performing Heritage and Challenging Histories.  There was also a great piece of work done by the Historical Association about contested histories and education.

My PhD thesis and research outputs are in the form a mixed media submission including a written dissertation and various DVDs of audio visual material. It is in a big black box in the Manchester University library if your student wants to take a look.

My own work since has involved interpreting a number of challenging histories from slavery to prostitution to conflict and war (including projects for NMRN). I would be happy to talk to her about those if that was useful.

Good luck to Erin.

Best wishes

Anna Farthing (Dr!)

From: Kate Cooling at Royal Artillery Museum <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Wednesday, 22 April 2015 09:21
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Subject: Reading material re: sensitive histories

Hi Gem-mers

We were lucky enough to have a wonderful teaching student undertake a placement with us in February and March. She’s since gone back to uni, but has got in touch to ask for some help with her dissertation. She needs the details of “any literature that discusses tackling sensitive histories in museum education or along similar lines?”

Please can anyone help lovely Erin?

I would be really happy to make a reading list of suggestions for anyone who is interested.

Thanks in advance,

 

 

 

Kate Cooling

Education Officer

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