Around the Field June 20, 2018
20 June 2018 – editors
From around the field this week: Topic proposals for the 2019 NCPH Annual Meeting are available for comment through July 1; the South Asian American Digital Archive is seeking applicants to join its inaugural Archivists’ Collective; the deadline for the “Digital Hermeneutics in History” conference has been extended to June 30; AASLH presents “Speaking Truth to Power: Why Transparency and Accountability Matter” webinar on June 27.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- NCPH invites your comments by July 1 on the topic proposals submitted for the 2019 NCPH Annual Meeting
AWARDS and FUNDING
- National Endowment for the Humanities accepting grant applications for Humanities Initiatives at Presidentially- Designated Institutions and Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges – Applications due by July 19, 2018
- Organization of American Historians Friend of History Award – Applications due by Oct 1, 2018
CONFERENCES and CALLS
- South Asian American Digital Archive is currently seeking applicants to join its inaugural Archivists’ Collective – Apply by June 30, 2018
- “Digital Hermeneutics in History: Theory and Practice” conference and workshop – Oct 25-26, 2018, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (Deadline extended: Submissions due June 30, 2018)
- “Double-Helix History: DNA and the Past” conference – Jan 17-18, 2019, Manchester, England, UK (Submissions due Sept 15, 2018)
- “Investigating Mid-Atlantic Plantations: Slavery, Economies, and Space” conference – Oct 17-19, 2019 (Submissions due Sept 15, 2018)
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- “Uncovering Hidden History: How Small Museums Benefit from Having an Archive” – June 20, 2018
- “Speaking Truth to Power: Why Transparency and Accountability Matter” webinar – June 26, 2018
- National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town: Tips and Tricks for a Successful Application” webinar – June 27, 2018
- Museum Ethics online course – July 2-31, 2018
- Museum Studies Fundamentals Program’s summer class, “Strategic Thinking and Planning,” begins July 2, 2018
PUBLICATIONS
- This month from the University of Michigan Press, Stamping American Memory (Brennan)
- Published recently from Rowman & Littlefield: A Practical Guide to Fundraising for Small Museums (Wolf); Interpreting Immigration at Museums and Historic Sites (Bailey); Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? (Sutton); Understanding and Implementing Inclusion in Museums (Coleman); The Historic District Action Guide: From Designation Campaigns to Keeping Districts Vital (Schmickle)
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