Julia Rose here lays out methodology and case studies for engaging both museum staff and visitors about "difficult history" through Commemorative Museum Pedagogy (CMP).

While many of her case studies focus on American slavery, she does offer insights for CMP at other types of memorials for terrorist attacks, mass killings, and other human atrocities.

One of the greatest strengths of Rose's proposed CMP is that it focuses on the active learning process of difficult history interpretation, as opposed to preaching a simple, idealistic end-goal. Rose also explores the pitfalls of this process, including the mixed aftermath of her own fieldwork at Magnolia Mound Plantation.

While I personally found some components of the CMP to be too gentle when addressing uncomfortable individuals, I think this approach has a lot of merit in that it seeks to stimulate and facilitate complex conversations and dialogue.