Eavesdropping at the Well
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11666239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Rabinowitz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 8-45 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Public Historian (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3433 • E-ISSN: 1533-8576 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/tph.2013.35.3.8 |
| OpenAlex | W2285296364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Tracing the history of northern slavery in a narrative exhibition at the New-York Historical Society required overcoming the silence of archival and museum collections. Despite the centrality of slavery to the colonial city, the first two centuries of black lives left few traces. In the archival record, African voices were unheard and never registered. A careful deployment of interpretive media—display techniques, audio-visual programs, graphic annotations, commissioned art objects, and architectural design—aimed to bring visitors physically and emotionally ever closer to the experience of New York blacks, while staying rooted in primary sources. The sequence of media elements thus itself paralleled the historical narrative
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Computer security · Eavesdropping · Exhibition · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Public history · Silence · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · History · Photography and Visual Culture
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |