Around the Field February 21, 2018
21 February 2018 – editors
From around the field this week: Explore AASLH’s “Nightmare at the Museum” week, featuring webinars and a Twitter chat, and submit nominations for their Leadership in History awards by March 1; take part in Museums Advocacy Day February 26-27; the Museum of the City of New York is hosting “Epic Histories with Mike Wallace and Nell Irvin Painter” on February 27; applications are due soon for a two-week NEH summer institute for college and university teachers in New York and the Smithsonian’s summer Latino Museum Studies Program.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- This is AASLH’S “Nightmare at the Museum” Week – Webinars, Twitter chat, and more
- “For the Union Dead: Bostonians Travel East in Search of Answers in the Post-Civil War Era” – Talk with Mark Rennella at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Feb 22, 2018, Boston, MA, US
- Museums Advocacy Day is Feb. 26-27, 2018
- “Epic Histories with Mike Wallace and Nell Irvin Painter – Talk at the Museum of the City of New York, Feb 27, 2018, New York City, NY, US
AWARDS and FUNDING
- American Association for State and Local History’s Leadership in History Awards – Nominations due March 1, 2018
- 2018 Buchanan Burnham Summer Scholars in Public History fellowship program– Newport, RI, US – Applications due March 1, 2018
CONFERENCES and CALLS
- “Federal History in Times of Transition” Society for History in the Federal Government Annual Meeting – March 23-25, 2018, Shepherdstown, WV, US
- “Visual Culture of the American Civil War” Two-week NEH Summer Institute for college and university teachers – July 9-20, 208, New York City, NY, US (Apply by March 1)
- “Shrimp and Grit: Food and Community Along the Texas Gulf Coast” – 8th Annual Foodways Texas Symposium – April 12-14, 2018, Houston, TX, US
- “Fashion, Costume and Visual Cultures” Conference – July 17-19, 2018, University of Zagreb, Croatia (PAPERS DUE Feb 23, 2018)
- The Southern Historian seeks original scholarly work by grad students for 2019 issue (DEADLINE: Aug 15, 2018, early submissions encouraged)
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Two recent webinars from the Texas Historical Commission: Active Shooter Training for Museums and Big Marketing for Small Museums
- “Making the Case for Your Museum” Webinar from the Wisconsin Historical Society – March 7, 2018
- “Preservation in Practice: A Primer for Historic Preservation Commissions and Planners” workshop – March 10, 2018, Bordentown, NJ, US
- “Reap the Whirlwind: A Holistic Approach to Museum Internships” workshop – April 9, 2018, Norfolk, VA, US
- Smithsonian Latino Center’s Latino Museum Studies Program – July 9-Aug 17, 2018 , Washington, DC, US (Applications due March 16, 2018)
PUBLICATIONS
- This month from Belt Publishing: What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia (Catte)
- Upcoming from Wiley-Blackwell: A Companion to Public History (Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History) (Dean)
- Upcoming from Rowman and Littlefield: Creating Exhibits that Engage: A Manual for Museums and Historical Organizations (Summers)
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