PeepsShow SlideShow
Title
PeepsShow SlideShow
Description
Throughout History, Peeps have Overcome. This slideshow was created by Herta Pitman as a light-hearted look at how Peeps of the past have managed adversity.
Creator
Herta Pitman, Department Coordinator of History and Classics
Date
04/15/2020
Language
English
Text
Peeps of the Past Provide Peepspective for our Future
Many (about ten) years ago I orchestrated a short-lived Peeps diorama contest and PeepsShow tradition. It was sponsored by the
History and Classics departments, all for the pleasure of the students at Macalester. Peeps Diorama contests were not my own idea.
They originated at the Pioneer Press newspaper right here in St Paul in 2004. The Washington Post and I independently recognized
the potential of the Peep diorama as a medium for expressing current and historical events, and they and I shamelessly stole the idea.
The Washington Post's contest began in 2008 and has gained momentum and a national following, while our "History versus Classics
but open to everybody PeepsShows" ran only six years from 2009 to 2014.
During this COVID-19 pandemic work-from-home moment, I have turned to Peeps dioramas for inspiration about Peeps resilience and
creativity. To me, Peeps of the past provide lessons I can use to manage life today, and inspire hope for the future.
I hope you enjoy seeing these Peeps of the past, and join me in pondering the Peeps perspective (or Peepspective) view into the past
that can provide inspiration about how we manage the present and approach our future.
Imagining that day when all we Peeple can be together again.
Many (about ten) years ago I orchestrated a short-lived Peeps diorama contest and PeepsShow tradition. It was sponsored by the
History and Classics departments, all for the pleasure of the students at Macalester. Peeps Diorama contests were not my own idea.
They originated at the Pioneer Press newspaper right here in St Paul in 2004. The Washington Post and I independently recognized
the potential of the Peep diorama as a medium for expressing current and historical events, and they and I shamelessly stole the idea.
The Washington Post's contest began in 2008 and has gained momentum and a national following, while our "History versus Classics
but open to everybody PeepsShows" ran only six years from 2009 to 2014.
During this COVID-19 pandemic work-from-home moment, I have turned to Peeps dioramas for inspiration about Peeps resilience and
creativity. To me, Peeps of the past provide lessons I can use to manage life today, and inspire hope for the future.
I hope you enjoy seeing these Peeps of the past, and join me in pondering the Peeps perspective (or Peepspective) view into the past
that can provide inspiration about how we manage the present and approach our future.
Imagining that day when all we Peeple can be together again.
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Citation
pitman, “PeepsShow SlideShow,” Macalester: Place and Community in a COVID Landscape, accessed April 28, 2024, https://dwlibrary.macalester.edu/spring2020/items/show/14.