Around the Field May 19, 2021

18 May 2021 – NCPH Office

From around the field this week: UCLA offers a prize; the Costume Society of America hosts a virtual symposium; the University of Oxford holds a webinar.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Whiting Foundation announced $40,000 in grants for public humanities projects; several grantees of which are NCPH members!

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The deadline for the University of California Los Angeles’ (UCLA’s) “Eugen Weber Book Prize” applications is June 1, 2021
• Applications for the Society for Romanian Studies’ “2021 Book Prize” are due June 1, 2021
• The deadline for the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “Luce Curatorial Fellowship” is June 1, 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 Costume Society of America will host their 2021 virtual symposium, May 26-29, 2021
• The New Sweden History Conferences calls for papers for their annual conference, “Bridging Many Worlds: Exploring Concepts of Changing Cultural Identities in the New Sweden Colony,” in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, in October 2021 (deadline is May 31, 2021)
• The Congress 2021 of the Humanities and Social Sciences’ virtual conference will be held May 27-June 4, 2021
• Beyond Integrity in (X) calls for proposals for their virtual conference, August 10-11, 2021 (deadline is June 1, 2021)
• The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum calls for proposals for their “23rd Annual Conference on Illinois History” in Springfield, Illinois, US, October 7-8, 2021 (deadline is June 1, 2021)
• Meridian and the National Endowment for the Humanities will hold their virtual “Global Humanities Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy” on June 11, 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 New Jersey Historical Commission calls for proposals for their virtual “2021 New Jersey History Conference” on November 12, 2021 (deadline is August of 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 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)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The University of Oxford is holding their “Women Making History: Shaping Oxford’s Next Century” webinar tonight, May 19, 2021
• Exhibits USA and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum are hosting a webinar, “Engaging Your Audiences Digitally,” on May 20, 2021
• The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is offering a webinar, “A Pioneering Partnership: Anne and Charles,” on May 20, 2021
• The American Historical Association is hosting two virtual colloquiums: “Global Visions of Freedom: A Roundtable Discussion on Radical Black Internationalism” on May 20, 2021, and “Sexuality and Slavery: Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas,” on May 25, 2021
• The Museum Association of New York is hosting a webinar, “Social Media Café,” on May 21, 2021
• The United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites is offering a webinar, “Showcasing Tribal Cultural Heritage at Grand Canyon National Park and World Heritage Site,” on May 27, 2021
• The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is hosting a webinar, “A Conversation with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,” on June 2, 2021
• The Society for History in the Federal Government is holding their virtual “2021 Trask Lecture: Anita Jones” on June 4, 2021
• The National Humanities Alliance is offering “Recruitment Strategies Webinars” starting on June 8, 2021
• Made by Us is hosting their inaugural “Civil Season” in a variety of locations and virtually, June 14-July 4, 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

PUBLICATIONS

• 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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