Around the field August 16, 2017
16 August 2017 – editors
From around the field this week: several new grant and fellowship cycles have begun for the IMLS, Gilder Lehrman, the ACLS, and the National Humanities Center; conferences in Chicago, Illinois and Cologne, Germany have submission deadlines this month; the New England Museum Association is offering a free workshop on salary negotiation for women; a group of Canadian history organizations is holding the first-ever Canadian history Twitter conference.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- “Beyond 150: Telling Our Stories” – first Canadian history Twitter conference, sponsored by Active History, Unwritten Histories, and Canada’s History Society, Aug 24-25, 2017, #Beyond150CA
AWARDS and FUNDING
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants for Libraries and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (DEADLINE: Sept 1, 2017)
- Gilder Lehrman Library Affiliate Program Grant (DEADLINE: Sept 15, 2017)
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships (DEADLINE: Sept 27, 2017)
- National Humanities Center Fellowships (DEADLINE: Oct 18, 2017)
CONFERENCES and CALLS
- “Western Altitude/Western Attitude” – 2017 Mountain-Plains Museum Association Annual Conference, Oct 15-19, 2017, Denver, CO, US
- “Questioning Models: Intersectionality in Digital Humanities” Symposium, Nov 8-10, 2017, Cologne, Germany (PROPOSAL DEADLINE: AUGUST 31)
- “It’s Not What You Think: Challenging Assumptions through Public History” – November 17, 2017, New York City, NY, US (ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Sept 15, 2017)
- “Impeachments, Insurrections, and International Involvements” – 2018 Indiana Association of Historians Annual Conference, Feb 24, 2018, Indianapolis, IN, US (PROPOSAL DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1)
- “Blurring Boundaries, Crossing Lines” – Midwest Archives Conference, March 21-24, 2018, Chicago, IL, US (PROPOSAL DEADLINE: AUGUST 22)
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- “Indigenous Canada” Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
- “Historic House Call: Developing Discussion-Based Interpretation” webinar from the American Association for State and Local History, August 23, 2017
- Parchment Conservation workshop from the International Preservation Studies Center, Aug 29-Sept 1, 2017, Mount Carroll, IL, US
- Salary Negotiation Workshop for Women from the New England Museum Association, September 20, 2017, Boston, MA, US
- “Executive Program in Arts & Culture Strategy” online certification course from the University of Pennsylvania and the Mellon Foundation, Jan-Aug 2018 (APPLICATION DEADLINES: Aug 20, 2017 early decision/Oct 15, 2017 regular decision)
PUBLICATIONS
- Doing Sport History in the Digital Present – special edition of the Journal of Sport History now available
- New from Rowman and Littlefield: The Museum Educator’s Manual, 2nd edition (Johnson, Huber, Cutler, Bingmann, and Grove); The Care and Display of Historic Clothing (DePauw)
- Review of Environmental Sustainability at Museums and Historic Sites (Sutton)
- Review of A Practical Guide to Museum Ethics (Yerkovich)
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