Participant Info
- First Name
- Emily
- Last Name
- Arledge
- Country
- United States
- State
- PA
- emily.arledge@stvincent.edu
- Affiliation
- Saint Vincent College
- Website URL
- www.emilyarledgephd.com
- Keywords
- public history, memory, commemoration, museum studies, shrines, heritage, shrine, material culture, American Catholicism, 19th century, early America, religion, American religion, American Christianity, Catholicism
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
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- About Me
I’m a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Saint Vincent College, where I teach public history and American history. I received a Ph.D. in 2023 from Loyola University of Chicago’s Public History/American History program.
My dissertation, “Enshrining Memory: The Production of an American Catholic Past,” combined my interests in public history, memory studies, and American Catholicism. It examined how Catholics curated a public memory of American history at shrines and museums across the country.
Museums and historic sites remain a passion. Although you can find me in front of a classroom these days, I gained experience at public history sites of various sizes. I utilize public history projects to connect students with their local past and global community. My current project is creating a digital form of my dissertation’s research to engage new audiences.
- Recent Publications
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Link Text
- Country Focus
- U.S.
- Expertise by Geography
- Atlantic, North America, United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century, 19th century, Early Modern
- Expertise by Topic
- Material Culture, Museums, Public History, Religion
