{"id":8,"date":"2013-06-17T00:38:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T00:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/facultyviscoustemplate\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-02-08T08:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:51:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u202a<a href=\"mailto:scbrug@temple.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scbrug@temple.edu<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/seth.bruggeman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temple University, Department of History<br \/>\n942 Gladfelter Hall, 1115 W. Berks St.<br \/>\nPhiladelphia, PA 19122<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/files\/2022\/12\/me.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-524 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/files\/2022\/12\/me-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/files\/2022\/12\/me-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/files\/2022\/12\/me-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/files\/2022\/12\/me-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/files\/2022\/12\/me-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/sethbruggeman\/files\/2022\/12\/me.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Seth C. Bruggeman is a Professor of History at Temple University where he also directs the Center for Public History. A graduate of the College of William &amp; Mary\u2019s PhD program in American Studies, Bruggeman studies the role of memory in public life, and particularly how Americans have used objects\u2014in museums, monuments, historic preservation, and other commemorative spaces\u2014to exert control over how we understand the past. His courses concern American cultural history, material culture, memory, preservation, and public history. His books include <em>Lost on the Freedom Trail: The National Park Service and Urban Renewal in Boston<\/em> (University of Massachusetts Press, 2021), <em>Commemoration: The American Association for State and Local History Guide<\/em> (Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2017), <em>Born in the USA: Birth and Commemoration in American Public Memory<\/em> (University of Massachusetts Press, 2012), and <em>Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument<\/em> (University of Georgia Press, 2008).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affiliations:<\/strong> <a title=\"Temple University\" href=\"http:\/\/www.temple.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Temple University<\/a>; <a title=\"Temple University Department of History\" href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.temple.edu\/academics\/departments-and-programs\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dept. of History<\/a>; <a title=\"Temple University Center for Public History\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/centerforpublichistory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Public History<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u202ascbrug@temple.edu | Facebook Temple University, Department of History 942 Gladfelter Hall, 1115 W. Berks St. Philadelphia, PA 19122 Seth C. Bruggeman is a Professor of History at Temple University where he also directs the Center for Public History. 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