Around the Field April 21, 2021

20 April 2021 – NCPH Office

From around the field this week: The History Makers is offering a fellowship opportunity; the Institute for Historical Studies is holding a virtual conference; the Costume Society of America is hosting a webinar.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The National Archives released full datasets of the National Archives Catalog archival descriptions and authority records, as well as the entirety of the 1940 census, to the public
• Urge Congress to increase funding for the humanities by taking action for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Archives

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• Applications for The History Makers’ “2021 Faculty Innovations in Pedagogy & Teaching Fellowship” are due April 30, 2021
• The deadline for Humanities Texas’ “2021 Winter Storm Recovery Grants” is April 30, 2021
• Applications for the National Park Service’s “Battlefield Interpretation Grants” are due May 5, 2021
• The American Council of Learned Societies is offering their “Leading Edge Fellowships,” due May 6, 2021
• The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering two “American Rescue Plan” grants: one for “Humanities Grantmaking,” due May 13, 2021, and one for “Humanities Organizations,” due May 14, 2021
• The deadline for the American Historical Association’s 2021 awards and prizes nominations is May 15, 2021
• The Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network is accepting applications for “Professional Development Funding” and “Emergency Hardware Support” funding on a rolling basis until June 2021
• Applications for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s “New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions” grant are due July 8, 2021

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The Institute for Historical Studies, University of Texas at Austin, will host a virtual conference, “Climate in Context: Historical Precedents and the Unprecedented,” April 22-23, 2021
• Case Western Reserve and IUPUI will host a virtual conference, “Building an Engaged Art History,” April 22-23, 2021
• Meridian and the National Endowment for the Humanities calls for paper proposals for their virtual “Global Humanities Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy” on June 11, 2021 (deadline is April 30, 2021)
• The Mountain-Plains Museums Association calls for poster proposals for their conference, “Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges,” in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US, October 5-8, 2021 (deadline is April 30, 2021)
• Washington University in St. Louis calls for proposals for their “Black 1968” virtual conference in the fall of 2021 (deadline is May 1, 2021)
• The Society for Georgia Archivists calls for session proposals for their virtual annual conference, October 20-22, 2021 (deadline is May 15, 2021)
• The Costume Society of America will host their 2021 virtual symposium, May 26-29, 2021
• The Congress 2021 of the Humanities and Social Sciences’ virtual conference will be held May 27-June 4, 2021

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Ohio History Connection is offering two webinars to help us understand the Derek Chauvin trial verdict: “Through the Lens of History–Understanding Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd,” tonight, April 21, 2021, and “Derek Chauvin and George Floyd–Resources to Help Kids and Teens Make Sense of This Moment” on April 23, 2021
• The Costume Society of America is hosting a webinar, “CSA Roundtable: Black Liberation in Fashion: (re)cultivating and (re)imagining,” tonight, April 21, 2021
• The second webinar in the Middle Tennessee State University Strickland Distinguished Scholar Series, “Diverse Histories for a Diverse Nation,” will be on April 22, 2021
• Historical Research Associates, Inc., and the American Society for Environmental History will host a webinar, “Public Historians and Research on Contaminated Sites,” on April 22, 2021
• The American Historical Association is offering a host of webinars during the following two weeks, starting with “The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba: Looking Back after 60 Years” on April 22, 2021
• The Society for History in the Federal Government is offering a virtual colloquium, “Stories from the Field: Perspectives on Cultural Resource Management and Preservation,” on April 23, 2021
• The Association of Midwest Museums, IUPUI, and the Wisconsin Historical Society are hosting a webinar series, “Audience Engagement: Preparing for the Virtual Long Game,” April 26-May 26, 2021
• The National Archives is offering a virtual program, “An American Symbol Forged from the Progressive Era: The National Archives National Historic Landmark Study,” on April 29, 2021
• The Rocky Mountain Center for Preservation Field School is offering field experience for students in Twin Lakes, Colorado, US, July 25-August 7, 2021

PUBLICATIONS

• Louisiana State University Press recently published Louisiana Coushatta Basket Makers: Traditional Knowledge, Resourcefulness, and Artistry as a Means of Survival by Linda P. Langley and Denise E. Bates
• University of Texas Press recently published Building Antebellum New Orleans: Free People of Color and Their Influence by Tara A. Dudley
• The Society for History in the Federal Government’s 13th issue of Federal History 2021 is available
• The White House History Quarterly calls for abstracts on a variety of topics
• The Coalition of Master’s Scholars on Material Culture calls for papers relating to the study of Material Culture
• The Museum Scholar calls for paper submissions from museum students and emerging professionals

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