Launched in 2010 as an internal commission of the International Committee for Historical Sciences (or CISH, Comité International des Sciences Historiques), the federation’s purpose is to encourage, promote, and coordinate, at an international level, teaching and research in public history.
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The federation aims to:
- create an international network of public history programs, scholars, and practitioners
- facilitate the international exchange of information on teaching and research in and the practice of public history
- share recommended professional and academic best practices, including standards for evaluating public history scholarship
| Steering Committee Chair, Serge Noiret, European University Institute, Italy Vice-Chair, Jean-Pierre Morin, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Treasurer, Michael Devine, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, United States Secretary, Arnita Jones, Executive Director Emerita of the American Historical Association, United States Delegate, Anna Adamek, Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Canada Delegate, Andreas Etges, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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| Bylaws Committee Andreas Etges, Germany, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies John Hunner, United States, New Mexico State University Arnita Jones, United States, American Historical Association, emerita Constance Schulz, University of South Carolina. emerita |
| Nominating Committee Jim Gardner, United States, National Archives and Records Administration Jannelle Warren-Findley, United States, Arizona State University Thomas Cauvin, Italy, European University Institute Liz Sevcenko, United States, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience |
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- foster participation of public historians and their organizations in international congresses and other meetings of scholars in the field
- encourage the formation of national committees of historians working in the field of public history
To join the federation, contact jdichtl@iupui.edu.
NEWS!
First Meeting of the IFPH Will Take Place March 2012 in Luxembourg
Call for Proposals — Digital Humanities Luxembourg 2012
- DHLU Symposium 2012 ‘Websites as sources’
- THATCamp Luxembourg/Trier
The purpose of the Federation is to encourage, promote, and coordinate, at an international level, teaching and research in public history. The purpose of the Federation is to:
- create an international network of public history programs and scholars
- facilitate the international exchange of information on teaching and research in public history
- share recommended professional and academic best practices, including standards for evaluating public history scholarship
- foster participation of public historians and their organizations in international congresses and other meetings of scholars in the field
- encourage the formation of national committees of historians working in the field of public history