Around the Field June 16, 2021

16 June 2021 – NCPH Office

From around the field this week: the State Historical Society of Missouri seeks nominations for multiple awards; the Association of Midwest Museums calls for proposals for annual conference; register now for The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife’s conference, “Living with Disabilities in New England, 1630-1930;” the Costume Society of America is offering a virtual roundtable today, June 16.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• NCPH received thirty topic proposals from people looking for feedback or co-presenters for next March’s annual meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. View the proposals and leave feedback by July 1 via https://ncph.org/phc/2022-annual-meeting-topic-proposals/. We recommend emailing the proposer directly with sensitive feedback or if you’re interested in joining their session.
• AASLH will publish Making History at 250: The Field Guide for the Semiquincentennial on July 1 as a resource for the history community to help think of guiding themes, goals, and ideas as the 250^th commemoration of the United States approaches in 2026. AALSH will also host a live virtual event, “Making History at 250,” on July 1, 2021.
• The ARCUS Leadership Program (ARCUS) seeks a partner or new administrative home to continue providing leadership development to emerging leaders in the disciplines of applied history. Read the RFP at https://ncph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ARCUS_RFP_6-15-2021.pdf.
• The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced $51.6 million in emergency relief funding for state and jurisdictional humanities councils.

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The State Historical Society of Missouri is seeking nominations for the Missouri History Book Award, the Lewis E. Atherton Prizes, and the Eagleton-Waters Book Award, due June 30, 2021
• The deadline for the Istanbul Research Institute’s 2021-2022 grants is July 5, 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 Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife will be virtually holding their annual conference, “Living with Disabilities in New England, 1630-1930,” June 25-26, 2021
• The Association of Midwest Museum’s virtual conference, “Museum’s Evolving,” to be held November 1-5, 2021, calls for session proposals (deadline is July 2, 2021) and expo proposals (deadline is July 30, 2021)
• The New Jersey Historical Commission calls for proposals for their virtual “2021 New Jersey History Conference” on November 12, 2021 (deadline is June 28, 2021)
• NCPH calls for proposals for our 2022 annual meeting, “Crossroads,” in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 23-26, 2022 (deadline is July 15, 2021)
• The American Society for Environmental History calls for proposals for their annual conference, “Disaster and Renewal,” in Eugene, Oregon, US, March 23-27, 2022 (deadline is July 16, 2021)
• The Business History Conference calls for proposals for their annual meeting, “Business History in Times of Disruption: Embracing Complexity and Diversity,” in Mexico City, Mexico, April 7-9, 2022 (deadline is October 1, 2021)
• The Center for Cryptologic History and the National Cryptologic Foundation call for paper proposals for their “18th Cryptologic History Symposium” in Laurel, Maryland, US, May 11-13, 2022 (deadline is September 7, 2021)
• The Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History calls for papers for their “Queer History Conference 2022” in San Francisco, California, US, June 12-15, 2022 (deadline is November 1, 2021)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Made by Us is hosting their inaugural “Civic Season” in a variety of locations and virtually, June 14-July 4, 2021
• The Costume Society of America is offering a virtual roundtable, “Theorizing LGBTQIA+ Style, Fashion, and Dress,” today, June 16, 2021
• The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is offering a virtual program, “Inside the Vault: Fighting for the Rights of Black Lives in Founding Era,” June 17, 2021
• The Organization of American Historians is offering a virtual webinar, “Historians and Political Activism,” June 22, 2021
• The American Historical Association is offering a virtual course, “High-Impact Online Teaching and Learning Practices for History Faculty,” June 21-30, 2021
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation is offering a two part webinar series, “Women Are Essential,” on June 24 and August 12, 2021
• The NYC Department of Records and Information Services is offering an artist talk with Julia Weist on her project “Public Record” June 29, 2021
• The University of California Berkeley Oral History Center is offering virtual training on all aspects of oral history, August 9-13, 2021 (applications due July 16, 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
• The National Preservation Institute is offering virtual training of NAGPRA Grant Proposal Development, August 5 and 12, 2021

PUBLICATIONS

• Thames & Hudson will publish four new books in the summer of 2021: Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic: Voice from History by Peter Furtado; The Viking Great Army and the Making of England by Dawn M. Hadley and Julian D. Richards; Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson, with twelve new essays by Jessica Helfand; and The Great Journeys in History edited by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
• 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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