ASHP Podcast
ASHP Podcast

ASHP Podcast

American Social History Project · Center for Media and Learning

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The American Social History Project · Center for Media and Learning is dedicated to renewing interest in history by challenging traditional ways that people learn about the past. Founded in 1981 and based at the City University of New York Graduate Center, ASHP/CML produces print, visual, and multimedia materials that explore the richly diverse social and cultural history of the United States. We also lead professional development seminars that help teachers to use the latest scholarship, technology, and active learning methods in their classrooms.

Recent Episodes

Making Queer History Public Episode 3: Preserving Queer History in Classrooms with Dr. Lori Burns and Kate Okeson
DEC 6, 2023
Making Queer History Public Episode 3: Preserving Queer History in Classrooms with Dr. Lori Burns and Kate Okeson
The third episode of Making Queer History Public features interviews conducted in 2020 with educators and activists Dr. Lori Burns and Kate Okeson, who have been on the frontlines of preserving queer history and topics in our classrooms for years. Today, we will discuss their fight for New Jersey’s first inclusive education law. Hosted by veteran educator, Rachel Pitkin, we take a deep dive into what an inclusive education looks like and the efforts utilized by Lori and Kate to make this law a reality.For this episode, we also interviewed Ashley Chiappano Riker, Safe Schools and Community Education Manager at Garden State Equality. We were unable to use this audio in our finished episode. Check out these resources to learn more about efforts to incorporate and preserve LGBTQ+ history topics in our classrooms: SHEC (Social History Project for Every Classroom): https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/Make it Better for Youth: https://makeitbetter4youth.org/Garden State Equality: https://www.gardenstateequality.org/Hidden Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories in United States History: https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/resource/hidden-voices-lgbtq-stories-in-united-states-history-lesson-plans-Public-facing/GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network): https://www.glsen.org/ONE Institute (Formerly the One Archives Foundation): https://www.oneinstitute.org/"Looking Back, Looking Up, Moving Forward: A Survey of Social Studies in New Jersey Schools," New Jersey Historical Commission (2022): https://njsocialstudies.org/Rebekah Bruesehoff: https://www.rebekahbruesehoff.com/Teach.LGBT:https://www.teach.lgbt/  Keep up to date with the American Social History Project by signing up for our newsletter here! Make sure you follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter! Questions? Ideas? Feedback? Let us know at [email protected]
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28 MIN
Making Queer History Public Episode 2: Trans Lives and Oral History with Michelle Esther O'Brien
FEB 1, 2023
Making Queer History Public Episode 2: Trans Lives and Oral History with Michelle Esther O'Brien
In the second episode of Making Queer History Public, we talk with psychotherapist, teacher, and activist, Michelle Esther O’Brien. We discuss the work Michelle has put in coordinating the NYC Trans Oral History Project, a community archive devoted to the collection, preservation and sharing of trans histories.  Making Queer History Public is sponsored by a Humanities New York Action Grant. Learn more about the NYC Trans Oral History Project, and access their archive, here. Listen to an interview with Michelle O’Brien on oral history methodology here. You can find out more about Michelle’s work here, and support her on Patreon @meobrien.Check out Miss Major's full interview here: https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/miss-major/To learn more about Miss Major, take a look at her website: https://missmajor.net/Check out B. Hawks Snipes' full interview here: https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/b-hawk-snipes/Follow B. Hawks Snipes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhawksnipes/?hl=en Find other LGBTQ+ archives and oral history projects in the NYC region:Lesbian Herstory Archives and Lesbian Elders Oral Herstory Project (Brooklyn, NY)LGBT Community Center National History Archives (New York, NY)Fales Collection at New York University (New York, NY)Princeton LGBTQIA Oral History Project (Princeton, NJ)Queer Newark Oral History Project (Newark, NJ)New York Public Library’s LGBTQ Initiative (New York, NY)ACT UP Oral History Project (New York, NY) Cherry Grove Archives Collection (Long Island, NY)LaGuardia and Wagner Archives LGBTQ Collection (Queens, NY) Follow Making Queer History Public on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or Google Play. Follow the American Social History Project on Twitter at @ASHP_CML Keep up to date with the American Social History Project by signing up for our newsletter here!Questions? Ideas? Feedback? Let us know at [email protected]
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29 MIN