Around the Field January 27, 2021

27 January 2021 – NCPH Office

From around the field this week: the American Association for State and Local History seeks award nominations; the Society for Architectural Historians hosts a virtual symposium; and the National Trust for Historic Preservation offers two webinars.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• NCPH seeks late-breaking proposals for live sessions during Virtual NCPH 2021, March 18-20 or March 25-27, 2021

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The American Philosophical Society offers four fellowships with a deadline of January 29, 2021
• Nomination applications for the American Association for State and Local History’s “Leadership in History Awards” are due February 1, 2021
• The deadline for the Arlen Specter Center’s fellowship is February 1, 2021
• Draft applications for the National Endowment for the Humanities’ “Landmarks of American History and Culture” grant are due February 8, 2021
• The National Park Service’s “Battlefield Preservation Planning Grants” applications are due February 12, 2021
• The American Historical Association’s research grant applications are due February 15, 2021
• The deadline for the Society of American Archivists’ “Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award” and “Waldo Gifford Leland Award” applications are due February 28, 2021
• The deadline for the Carl & Marilynn Arts Foundation’s  “Digital Changemaker Grants” is March 11, 2021

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The Vernacular Architecture Forum calls for papers and posters for their virtual annual meeting, May 21-22, 2021 (deadline is February 1, 2021)
• The Organization of American Historians calls for proposals for their hybrid 2022 annual meeting virtually and in Boston, Massachusetts, US March 31-April 3, 2022 (deadline is February 1, 2021)
• The Society of Architectural Historians’ “Race, Ethnicity, and Architecture in the Nation’s Capital” virtual symposium will be held February 2-26, 2021
• Applications to attend the New-York Historical Society’s virtual “Bonnie and Richard Reiss Graduate Institute for Constitutional History Spring 2021 Seminar: America’s Unregulated Police” are due February 5, 2021
• The American Historical Association calls for proposals for their annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, US January 6-9, 2022 (deadline is February 15, 2021)
• The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will host their virtual “David B. Warren Symposium” February 26-28, 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 Congress 2021 of the Humanities and Social Sciences’ virtual conference, May 27-June 4, 2021

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting two webinars: “The Tidal Basin in Context: Dialogues on Public Space” tonight, January 27, 2021 and “Preservation Advocacy During the First 100 Days of the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress” tomorrow, January 28, 2021
• The American Historical Association will host a webinar on “History Behind the Headlines: Preserving Records: Archives and Presidential Transitions” on January 29, 2021
• The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is hosting three upcoming webinars: “AASLH Conversations: Stepping into the Profession” on January 29, 2021, “Is Your Organization Ready for Self-Assessment?” on February 3, 2021, and “AASLH Conversations: Preparing for the 250th Anniversary” on February 9, 2021
• The deadline to apply to the American Alliance of Museums’ “Museum Assessment Program” is February 1, 2021
• The American Alliance of Museums is offering a webinar on “Museums and Cultural Institutions: Framing the Impact of COVID-19 Relief” on February 2, 2021
• Sinclair College is hosting their annual “Black Unity Conference” on February 5, 2021
• Fort Ticonderoga will host a webinar, “From Fort to Screen: Practical Lessons Learned,” on February 5, 2021
• The Society for History in the Federal Government will host a virtual colloquium on “The Power of Political Journalism: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson’s Washington” on February 12, 2021

PUBLICATIONS

• Theory & Practice: The Emerging Museum Professionals Journal is accepting papers for its fourth volume, We the Museum, by February 1, 2021
• Southern Cultures calls for submissions for their “The Sonic South” issue by February 22, 2021
• Public History ( >>公众史学<< ) calls for papers for a special issue discussing “Public History in the Global Context” by February 28, 2021
• Reading Southern Art calls for paper proposals by March 12, 2021
• Dr. Greg Gordon calls for chapter submissions for his upcoming book, Rewilding Urban Rivers
• 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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