Around the Field January 26, 2022
26 January 2022 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The National Fund for Sacred Places accepts letters of intent; the Columbia Oral History MA Program offers virtual workshops; Polity Press publishes book series.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- The American Association for State and Local History is virtually hosting “Making History at 250: A Special Address about the Semiquincentennial from AASLH President & CEO John Dichtl” February 1, 2022.
- The New-York Historical Society Museum & Library launched their new website.
AWARDS AND FUNDING
- The American Council of Learned Societies is accepting applications for their ACLS Digital Justice Grants, due February 15, 2022
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for the 2022 National Preservation Awards, due February 17, 2022
- The Society of American Archivists Foundation is accepting nominations for several awards, due February 28, 2022
- The National Park Service State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division is accepting applications for the Tribal Heritage Grants, due March 1, 2022
- The American Association for State and Local History is accepting nominations for their Leadership in History Awards, due March 1, 2022
- The National Fund for Sacred Places is accepting letters of intent for their grant program, due March 7, 2022
- The Center for Archival Collections at Bowling Green State University Libraries is accepting submissions for their 2021 Local History Publication Awards, due March 31, 2022
CONFERENCES AND CALLS
- Queer History South will hold their conference, “Archives for All, Y’all,” in Dallas, Texas, US, February 18-20, 2022
- The National Humanities Alliance will hold their virtual Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day March 14-15, 2022
- The Organization of American Historians will hold their annual conference, “Indigenous/American Pasts and Futures,” in Boston, Massachusetts, US, March 31-April 3, 2022
- The Association of African American Museums will hold their 44th Annual Conference in Miami, Florida, US, August 10-12, 2022
- The Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association calls for papers for their annual meeting, “Reckoning with the Past: Naming, Memorializing, and Remembering,” in Portland, Oregon, US, August 10-12, 2022 (deadline is February 1, 2022)
- The International Federation for Public History calls for proposals for their 6th World Conference in Berlin, Germany, August 16-20, 2022 (deadline is January 31, 2022)
- The Pennsylvania Historical Association calls for proposals for their conference, “Health and Resiliency in the Commonwealth and Mid-Atlantic,” in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US, October 13-15, 2022 (deadline is April 15, 2022)
- The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums calls for proposals for their conference, “International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries & Museums,” in Temecula, California, US, October 25-27, 2022 (deadline is February 25, 2022)
- The Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance call for proposals for the 2022 National Humanities Conference in Los Angeles, California, US, November 10-13, 2022 (deadline is April 1, 2022)
- The Organization of American Historians calls for proposals for their conference, “Confronting Crises: History for Uncertain Times,” in Los Angeles, California, US, March 30-April 2, 2023 and virtual April 13-May 4, 2023 (deadline is February 1, 2022)
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- The National Humanities Alliance is offering a virtual program, “Scaling Up: Growing Public Humanities Projects Beyond Higher Ed,” January 27, 2022
- The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual program, “Data Applications in Cultural Heritage,” January 27, 2022
- The Oral History Center at the University of California, Berkeley is offering a virtual workshop, “Introduction to Oral History,” February 4, 2022
- The Columbia Oral History MA Program is offering a virtual program, “Restoring or Harmful?: Navigating Storytelling Practices at Cultural Institutions,” February 5, 2022
- TechSoup is offering a virtual program, “Grantseeking Solo: Securing Awards with Limited Staff,” February 8, 2022
- Documentary Heritage & Preservation Services for New York is offering a virtual program, “Forget the Best: Good and Better Approaches to Preservation,” February 15, 2022
- The National Humanities Alliance is offering a virtual program, “Measuring Impact: The Role of Assessment in the Publicly Engaged Humanities,” February 16, 2022
- The Columbia Oral History MA Program is offering a virtual workshop, “Part 1: The Alchemy Between Oral History and Art,” February 23, 2022
- Documentary Heritage & Preservation Services for New York is offering a virtual program, “Understanding Anti-Racism as Collecting Organizations,” March 10, 2022
- The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering a virtual program, “History vs. Hunger: Supporting Economic Empowerment through Memory Work,” March 24, 2022
- The International Federation for Public History, in partnership with several organizations, will be hosting the “Public History Summer School” at the University of Wroclaw, Poland, June 6-10, 2022
- The Public and Digital Humanities Institute is offering a summer program at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, US, June 6-11, 2022, applications due January 31, 2022
- The Southwest Center at the University of Arizona is offering a summer program, “Arizona-Sonora Borderlands, Palimpsest of Cultures,” in Tucson, Arizona, US, June 20-24 and July 18-22, 2022, applications due March 1, 2022
PUBLICATIONS
- Polity Press has published a new book series, Black Lives, with authors Joshua Myers, Utz McKnight, and Elvira Basevich
- UNC Press has published a new book, Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City, by NCPH member Gregory Samantha Rosenthal
- The Society for Classical Studies calls for proposals for the TAPA issue, “Race and Racism: Beyond the Spectacular,” due February 18, 2022
- The Journal for Academic Freedom calls for papers for their volume, “Memory Laws or Gag Laws? Disinformation Meets Academic Freedom,” due March 10, 2022
- New York History calls for paper submissions
- 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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