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.
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Making Queer History Public Episode 5: Crossing Gender in the 18th and 19th Century
In this episode of Making Queer History Public, we talk to Tristan, a high school student who worked with us to develop a brand new collection on our website, Social History for Every Classroom (SHEC). In Their Own Words: Crossing Gender in the 18th and 19th Centuries is a collection containing primary and secondary sources where gender-non conforming people spoke of their experiences and relationship with their own gender expression and identity. Tristan then discusses his experiences learning about LGBTQ+ history in the high school classroom during a time when curriculums are being attacked across the country.
22 Apr 2025
Making Queer History Public Episode 4: Realities of Teaching LGBTQ+ History with ASHP’s Summer Institute Participants
This episode of Making Queer History Public features interviews conducted in late 2024 with educators Kennita Ballard and Julian Shaefer, who attended ASHP’s LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States NEH-funded institutes during the Summers of 2022 and 2024 (respectively). Hosted by veteran educator and PhD student in history, Rachel Pitkin, the episode takes a deep dive into how their experience teaching LGBTQ+ topics squares with both public rhetoric and major findings from The American Historical Association’s American Lesson Plan: Teaching U.S. History in Secondary Schools report, and the impact of ASHP’s NEH-funded LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States summer institute for teachers.
6 Dec 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 cml@gc.cuny.edu
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