Interpreting LGBT history at museums and historic sites
By: by Susan Ferentinos
Series: Interpreting history; Interpreting history
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780759123724; 9780759123731
Subjects: Historic sites; Interpretation of cultural and natural resources; Museums; Homosexuality; Lesbianism; Gays; Lesbians; History
Other titles: LGBT history at museums and historic sites
Notes: "Recommended reading": pages 175-179.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction. Introduction ; A pep talk for the faint of heart; title: Part II. Historical overview. Approaching LGBT history ; "The abominable sin" : European contact to the late-nineteenth century ; Creating communities : late-nineteenth century to the mid-1960s ; We're here, we're queer, get used to it : mid-1960s to United States v. Windsor (2013) ; History coda : what a strange year it's been; title: Part III. Interpreting LGBT history. Trends in LGBT historical interpretation ; Case study: displaying queer history at the Chicago History Museum : lessons from the curators of out in Chicago / Jill Austin and Jennifer Brier ; Case study: The varied telling of queer history at historic New England sites / Kenneth C. Turino ; Case study: Interpreting for the next generation : the Summer History Immersion Program (Minnesota) / Kyle Parsons and Stewart Van Cleve ; Issues to consider when interpreting LGBT history ; Conclusion : some suggestions.