Around the Field October 6, 2021

06 October 2021 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $87.8 million in relief funding; the American Society for Environmental History is accepting applications and nominations for numerous awards and fellowships; MuseumNext published a free digital marketing guide for museums.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The National Endowment for the Humanities announced that it has awarded $87.8 million in relief funding to almost 300 cultural and educational institutions across the country.
• Monument Lab, in partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, has completed the National Monument Audit, which includes a report, data search interface, and educators’ guide on the current monument landscape in the United States.
• The Oral History Association’s contract with Middle Tennessee State University will be over at the end of 2022, and they are searching for a new institution or organization to house its executive office.

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Costume Society of America is accepting submissions for several awards, due October 15, 2021
• The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting nominations for the National Humanities Medal, due October 15, 2021
• The State Historical Society of Missouri is accepting proposals for the 2022 Center for Missouri Studies Fellowships, due October 15, 2021
• The New England Museum Association is offering scholarship opportunities for their annual conference, due October 22, 2021
• The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation is accepting applications for the Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship, due November 1, 2021
• The American Institute of Physics is offering grants for projects related to the history of physical science, due November 15, 2021
• The Institute of Museum and Library Services is offering six separate grants, all due November 15, 2021
• The American Society for Environmental History is currently accepting applications and nominations for numerous prizes, awards, and fellowships, all due November 20, 2021

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• The Legacy Council of the Woodland Cemetery Project at Clemson University is hosting their virtual symposium, “Historic Cemeteries and the University: The Power of Place and Community,” October 7, 2021
• The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will host the annual conference on Illinois history October 7-8, 2021 in Springfield, Illinois, US
• AASLH will host their virtual conference, “Doing History/Doing Justice,” October 12-15, 2021
• The Institute of Historical Research and the Centre for Public History, Queen’s University Belfast will virtually host their conference, “Troubling Anniversaries,” October 21-22, 2021
• UMass Brut will host “Brutalism + the Public University: Past, Present, and Future” in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, US, October 22, 2021 and in Amherst, Massachusetts, US, October 23, 2021
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation will virtually host their annual conference, “PastForward,” November 2-5, 2021
• Blavatnik Archive will host a virtual conference, “Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in World War II,” November 14-15, 2021
• The New England Museum Association will virtually host their annual conference, “Re/Create, Re/Charge, Re/Imagine,” November 15, 17, and 19, 2021
• The Coalition of Master’s Scholars on Material Culture calls for papers for their virtual symposium, “Crime and Spectacle: Theft, Forgery, and Propaganda,” November 20, 2021 (deadline is October 15, 2021)
• The Missouri Conference on History calls for papers for their annual conference in Jefferson City, Missouri, US, March 16-18, 2022 (deadline is November 15, 2021)
• The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Great Plains Studies calls for proposals for their symposium, “Reckoning & Reconciliation on the Great Plains,” in Lincoln, Nebraska, US, April 6-8, 2022 (deadline is October 25, 2021)
• Organized by multiple international institutions, “Pandemics & the Changing Built Environment” calls for proposals for the conference in Istanbul, Turkey, April 28-30, 2022 (deadline is October 21, 2021)
• The Costume Society of America calls for submissions for their symposium, “Land of 10,000 Ideas: Innovation Through Dress,” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, May 24-29, 2022 (deadline is October 15, 2021)
• The Society for History in the Federal Government calls for papers for their annual meeting, “The Resiliency of Institutions,” in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, US, June 2-3, 2022 (deadline is January 15, 2022)
• 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)
• 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 Berkshire Conference of Women, Genders, and Sexualities will host “Oceans, Islands, and Continents: Reconceptualizing the Spatialization of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Histories” in Santa Clara, California, US, June 28 – July 2, 2023 (deadline is December 31, 2021)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering a virtual program, “When to Engage and Disengage from Harmful Behaviour,” today, October 6, 2021
• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual program, “Get Inspired for Video Production,” October 7, 2021
• The Council of State Archivists is offering a virtual webinar, “Fantastic Bits and How to Preserve Them,” October 8, 2021
• The Council of State Archivists is offering a virtual program, “Advocacy and Electronic Records,” October 12, 2021
• The New England Museum Association is offering a virtual program, “Interpreting Slavery using Primary Resources,” October 13, 2021
• The American Alliance of Museums is offering a virtual webinar, “Building Sustainable Exhibits: to Positively Impact Human Health, the Climate, the Environment, & Society,” October 14, 2021
• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual program, “Video Production Basics,” October 14, 2021
• The Anacostia Community Museum is hosting a virtual program, “Anacostia Community Museum: Reinventing Its Legacy of Community Engagement,” October 21, 2021
• The Columbia Oral History MA Program is offering a virtual workshop, “Let The Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP, NY 1987-1993, building a world from Oral History,” October 21, 2021
• The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering a virtual program, “Navigating Visitor Comments Effectively,” November 3, 2021
• The National Preservation Institute is offering a virtual program, “NAGPRA Grant Proposal Development,” November 9 and 16, 2021
• The #SlaveryArchive Book Club is virtually discussing At the Threshold of Libery: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C. by Tamika Nunley November 17, 2021
• The National Preservation Institute is hosting a virtual roundtable, “GIS for Cultural Resources: Roundtable Conversation,” December 9, 2021

PUBLICATIONS

• MuseumNext published a free museum marketing guide, The Complete Guide to Digital Marketing for Museums
• American Alliance of Museums, in partnership with its publisher Rowman & Littlefield Press, is seeking book proposals, due October 8, 2021
• Southern Cultures is accepting submissions for their special issue, “Inheritance,” due October 18, 2021
• The Society for Classical Studies calls for proposals for the TAPA issue, “Race and Racism: Beyond the Spectacular,” due February 18, 2022
• Education Next published a new forum, “Teaching about Slavery,” for educators in K-12 schools
• 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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