Around the Field September 22, 2021
22 September 2021 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The American Alliance of Museums and its publisher, Rowman & Littlefield Press, is seeking book proposals; the National Museum of the American Indian will be hosting a virtual on-demand symposium; Education Next has published a new forum for educators in K-12 schools.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 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 Washington State Historical Society is accepting applications for their Diversity in Local History grant program, due October 5, 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
CONFERENCES AND CALLS
- The National Museum of the American Indian will be hosting a virtual on-demand symposium, “The Other Slavery: Histories of Indian Bondage from New Spain to the Southwestern United States,” September 24-27, 2021
- The Slave Dwelling Project will virtually host their conference, “Changing Narratives in Changing Times,” September 30 – October 2, 2021
- MuseumNext will virtually host their “Digital Collections Summit” October 4-6, 2021
- 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 in Springfield, Illinois, US, October 7-8, 2021
- 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 South Carolina Archival Association is accepting proposals for their virtual meeting, “Crossroads,” October 29, 2021 (deadline is September 30, 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 Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History calls for proposals for their virtual symposium, “Participation and public interpretations: How to navigate multiple historical narratives in museums?,” December 7, 2021 (deadline is September 30, 2021)
- NCPH calls for poster proposals for our annual conference, “Crossroads,” in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 23-26, 2022 (deadline is October 4, 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)
- 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)
- 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 Ad Hoc Group for Transformative Oral History Practice, in collaboration with the Oral History Association and the Oral History Center at UC Berkeley, calls for proposals for their virtual symposium, “Assessing the Role of Race and Power in Oral History Theory and Practice,” June 2022 (deadline is October 1, 2021)
- 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 Laundromat Project is offering a virtual workshop, “Abolitionist Storywork: Weaving Collective Narratives of Freedom,” which features multiple sessions, September 23-24, 2021
- The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering the virtual program, “Transitional Justice and Religious Leaders,” September 23, 2021
- The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is offering a virtual program, “I Am Once Again Asking You to Not Touch the Objects (and Here’s Why…),” September 28, 2021
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation is offering a webinar, “An Introduction to Preservation Law + Easements,” September 28, 2021
- OCLC is offering a virtual webinar, “International Pandemic Perspectives: Problem-Solving in Times of Crisis,” September 28, 2021
- Museum Mindshare is offering a virtual program, “Audio Production Crash Course,” September 28, 2021
- The New England Museum Association is offering a virtual town hall, “Museums: A Vaccinated Workforce,” September 29, 2021
- The Texas Historical Commission is offering a virtual program, “Preparation is Key: Getting Started with Media Relations and Crisis Management,” September 29, 2021
- Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York is offering a virtual program, “Get a Move On: How to Relocate Collections,” September 29, 2021
- The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering a virtual program, “When to Engage and Disengage from Harmful Behaviour,” October 6, 2021
- The New England Museum Association is offering a virtual program, “Interpreting Slavery using Primary Resources,” October 13, 2021
- The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering a virtual program, “Navigating Visitor Comments Effectively,” November 3, 2021
- The #SlaveryArchive Book Club is virtually discussing At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, DC 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
- American Alliance of Museums, in partnership with its publisher Rowman & Littlefield Press, is seeking book proposals, due October 8, 2021
- Education Next has 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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