Participant Info

First Name
Hope
Last Name
Shannon
Affiliation
Omnia History & Urban History Association
Website URL
hopeshannon.com
Keywords
Local history, heritage politics, public history, urban history, Chicago, Boston, local historical societies
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About Me

I’m a historical consultant with Omnia History, a public history collaborative I co-founded with Rachel Boyle, Ph.D., in 2017, as well as the Executive Director of the Urban History Association. I’m also a former executive director of the South End Historical Society in Boston, MA. I study heritage and memory politics in the modern American metropolis, and I use my research to inform my public history work with historical societies and other cultural organizations.

 

Recent Publications

Shannon, Hope. “5 (+1) Ways Small Cultural Organizations Can Generate Discussions About Voting Rights.” New England Museums Now 6, no. 1 (Spring 2019).

Shannon, Hope. Amplified Oklahoma. Produced by the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program, Oklahoma State University Library. The Oral History Review. https://doi.org/10.1093/ohr/ohz026.

Shannon, Hope and Carol Kammen. “On Doing Local History: Local History, Politics, and the Public Good.” History News 73, no. 1 (Winter 2018).

Hethmon, Hannah and Hope Shannon, eds. History News 73, no. 1 (Winter 2018).

Shannon, Hope. “New Media at the Museum.” Catholic Library World 85, no. 4 (2015).

Shannon, Hope. Legendary Locals of Boston’s South End. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 2014.

Media Coverage
Country Focus
United States
Expertise by Geography
United States
Expertise by Chronology
20th century, 21st century
Expertise by Topic
Local & Regional, Museums, Politics, Public History, Urban History