X Marks the Spot November 16th Discussion by Paula DelBonis-Platt https://padlet.com/csasso1/srlykcjq59qtyvot A Cross-College Conversation of Social Contemporary Issues en-us 2020-11-16 03:14:57 UTC 2023-02-19 03:01:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/706643956/421bcf569569c85b17845b274c097a46/HumanitiesForum_Logo_0820_v5.JPG csasso1 https://padlet.com/csasso1/srlykcjq59qtyvot/wish/925617250  
Welcome to a cross-college conversation between NH community college and University of New Hampshire students! Every two weeks a new discussion prompt will post. Please be reflective and respectful in your initial post and in responses to others. You can include websites, pictures, and other media in your post. PLEASE TYPE YOUR NAME and COLLEGE in your RESPONSE. We welcome your thoughts and the sharing of perspectives! November 16: Should statues of controversial figures remain on public display as a physical monument to or just reminder of history?
 
]]> 2020-11-16 03:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/csasso1/srlykcjq59qtyvot/wish/925617250 csasso1 https://padlet.com/csasso1/srlykcjq59qtyvot/wish/927611432 I hope you will join in on this conversation, whether you want to approach it through the larger lens of considering Confederate statues, such as that of Robert E. Lee, or through the more local lens of NH statues and symbols, such as those of U.S. President Franklin Pierce, Hannah Duston, or the Native American imagery on a weathervane at Dartmouth College. Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, in his book In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History, wrote, "When I announced in 2015 that we were going to take down four icons of the Confederate past, the front desk at City Hall logged a flood of calls ..." I'm sure there is a lot to say, and I want to hear your thoughts.]]> 2020-11-16 15:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/csasso1/srlykcjq59qtyvot/wish/927611432 csasso1 https://padlet.com/csasso1/srlykcjq59qtyvot/wish/928258420 I will also introduce myself. I am Stephanie Roper, professor of history at Nashua Community College. I will also be helping with the discussion. Let the fun begin! ]]> 2020-11-16 17:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/csasso1/srlykcjq59qtyvot/wish/928258420