Maybe Water Maybe Vodka
Two grad school historians in training discuss Women's and African American history while utilizing their unique perspectives as a Black man and a white woman. These conversations are designed to make you think, laugh, and learn by tackling topics like murder, gender, race, and so much more. From obscure historical stories you have never heard about to well-known events, Maybe Water, Maybe Vodka has you covered
Maybe Water Maybe Vodka
Ep. 9 - Who Gets to do the Remembering, Forgetting, and Interpreting?
This week, Allison and Eugene are joined by Kayla Nelson, a public historian. She shares with us the details of who gets to do the remembering, forgetting, and interpreting of history and how those decisions are inherently non-neutral and often politically motivated.
Book Mentions:
The Power of Place by Dolores Hayden
Standing Soldiers, Kneeling Slaves: Race, War, and Monument in Nineteenth-Century America by Kirk Savage
Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History by Michele-Rolph Trouillot
The Participatory Museum by Nina Simon
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
All That She Carried by Tiya Miles
Podcast Recommendations:
The Intelligence by The Economist titled The Weekend Intelligence: The Memory Keepers, August 9, 2025
Music by Jon Scott, Jon Scott Media LLC