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  • Around the Field May 5, 2021

    […] “The Challenges of Climate History: A Roundtable Discussion” on May 12, 2021 The Association of Midwest Museums and the Indiana Historical Society are holding a webinar, “ Advocacy from the Ground Up,” on May 14, 2021 Crossroads of the American Revolution is hosting a variety of webinars this month, starting with “Molly Pitcher at […]

  • Around the Field February 24, 2021

    […] the proposal deadline for their annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, January 6-9, 2022 The National Humanities Alliance will host their virtual annual meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day, March 8-11, 2021 Registration is open for the State Historical Society of Missouri’s virtual Missouri Conference on History, March 10-12, 2021 The West Virginia Association […]

  • Around the Field February 10, 2021

    […] is now open for Ohio Local History Alliance’s regional meetings, starting on March 6, 2021 The National Humanities Alliance will host their virtual annual meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day, March 8-11, 2021 Registration is open for the State Historical Society of Missouri’s virtual Missouri Conference on History, March 10-12, 2021 Registration is open for […]

  • Around the Field January 13, 2021

    […] AND CALLS The Society of Architectural Historians Latrobe Symposium on Race, Ethnicity, and Architecture in the Nation’s Capital will be held via Zoom February 2-26, 2021. Museum Advocacy Day, virtual, February 22-23, 2021 General registration is now open for the National Council on Public History’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, March 8-27, 2021 The World […]

  • Around the Field December 16, 2020

    […] virtually and in Boston, Massachusetts, US March 31-April 3, 2022 (deadline is February 1, 2021) The National Humanities Alliance will host their virtual annual meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day, March 8-11, 2021 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES The American Council of Learned Societies will host a webinar, “How Did We Get There?: Accelerating Diversity in Slow to […]

  • Recapping the consultants' reception

    […] groups, sessions, and conversations, the committee has a greater understanding of the needs and concerns of public history consultants. Stay tuned as we continue to expand our advocacy efforts for public historians in the consulting field. Many thanks to our reception sponsors: Adamson Historical Consulting Hugh Davidson Historical Research Associates, Inc. Littlefield Historical Research […]

  • Uncovering the hidden paradise of Guantánamo

    […] capital into Gitmo, enabling the lifestyle enjoyed by the base’s resident individuals and families.  Such accounts of carefree-if-quotidian life at Gitmo are largely ignored by the media. Advocacy groups seeking to close the prison tend to focus strictly on the experiences of detainees kept beyond the reach of the media and the law. Even […]

  • Remote collaborations: remaining connected while collecting and preserving history

    […] IC museum, archives, and special collections. Through outreach, we continue to mindfully invite members of the campus community to share their stories in their own voices. Institutional advocacy continues to be a key factor as we explore ways to sustain the project moving ahead. We are fortunate that numerous IC departments support the student-led […]

  • Around the Field July 8, 2020

    […] webinar in the National Humanities Alliances’ “Between Two Bookshelves” series is on July 14, 2020 Main Street America Institute will host the next webinar in their “ Advocacy in Focus” series on July 14, 2020 Webinar on “Community at Work: LAM Mutual Aid and Solidarity” hosted by Archival Workers Emergency (AWE) Fund Organizing Committee […]

  • Who Makes a Nation? Rethinking “A Nation of Immigrants”

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    […] to legal immigration. In 1958, Senator John F. Kennedy recruited it as the title for his book A Nation of Immigrants, published by the Anti-Defamation League, an advocacy organization opposing Anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination. Amid the multiculturalist rhetoric of the 1990s, the phrase “nation of immigrants” called to mind a sepia-toned, PBS-style […]