Iris Roddy·Oct 23Preserving Voices Alongside ObjectsWhenever I think about my future in museum work, I always picture myself working in collections management.
Iris Roddy·Oct 17Decolonization in MiniatureMuseums have long claimed the authority to decide how Native cultures are represented to the public. In her book Decolonizing Museums…A response icon1A response icon1
Iris Roddy·Oct 16Small Objects, Bigger StoriesThis week at the Hanley House, my class had the opportunity to select an object from the home to be the focus of our interpretive…A response icon1A response icon1
Iris Roddy·Oct 3Public Historian in a Contested PastIn our current political and cultural climate, I think the role of the public historian is becoming both more difficult and more important.A response icon2A response icon2
Iris Roddy·Sep 19Listening to Community: the Hanley House Fall FestivalThe Hanley House Fall Festival gave me an opportunity to do something that can be easily overlooked when thinking about museum work…A response icon1A response icon1
Iris Roddy·Sep 15Earning Trust: Rethinking Authority in Public HistoryThis week I was fortunate enough to attend the annual Association of Missouri Interpreters conference. One insight that really stayed with…A response icon1A response icon1
Iris Roddy·Sep 7Beginning My Journey in Public HistoryI’m Iris, a graduate student in the Museums, Heritage, and Public History program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. I recently…A response icon1A response icon1
Iris Roddy·Sep 3At the ThresholdI came to graduate school with an interest in museums grown out of several different areas of study and experience. I previously studied…
