Around the Field September 5, 2018
05 September 2018 – editors
From around the field this week: “Game Design and the Constitution” talk from the National Archives and the American University Game Lab is livestreaming on September 6; Canadians between the ages of 18-34 working on projects addressing issues of discrimination should look into applying for an Inspirit Foundation ChangeUp Grant by Sept. 26; proposals for NCPH’s first Twitter mini-conference are due this Friday, Sept. 7; A Companion to Public History now available from Wiley-Blackwell.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Game Design and the Constitution with the National Archives and the American University Game Lab – Sept. 6, 2018, Washington, DC, US (also livestreaming on YouTube)
- The American Library Installation is seeking stories of immigration to the US
- Climate Heritage Mobilization event at the Global Climate Action Summit – Sept 12-13, 2018, San Francisco, CA, US (available livestreaming)
- Our Evolving Food System: from Slavery to Sovereignty symposium – Oct 17-18, 2018, Charlottesville, Virginia, US
- Second annual Canadian Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to be held Oct 24, 2018
AWARDS and FUNDING
- Inspirit Foundation’s ChangeUp Grants for Canadians working on projects that address issues of discrimination and prejudice – apply by Sept. 26, 2018
- Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Inspire! Grants for small museums – apply by Nov 1, 2018
CONFERENCES and CALLS
- (Re)Active Public History NCPH Twitter Mini Con – Oct. 18-19, 2018 (proposals due Sept 7, 2018)
- Call for Submissions: Fwd: Museums invites submissions on the topic “Death to Museums” for 2019 issue by Jan 5, 2019
- National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates national conference – Feb 11-16, 2019, Dallas, TX, US (abstracts due Nov 10, 2018)
- Vernacular Architecture Forum 2019 Annual Meeting – May 29-June 1, 2019, Philadelphia, PA, US (proposals due Oct 29, 2018)
- World History Association annual conference – June 27-29, 2019, San Juan, Puerto Rico, US (proposals due Nov 30, 2018)
- Modern Language Association 2019 International Symposium – July 23-25, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, US (proposals due Sept 21, 2018)
- 2019 Symposium on Cryptologic History, “From Discovery to Discourse” – Oct 17-18, 2019, Laurel, MD, US (proposals due Feb 4, 2019)
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Fall 2018 Continuing education historic preservation courses and workshops from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities – Camden, NJ, US
- History Lost? Saving Louisiana’s Archival Heritage Workshop – Oct 5, 2018, Lafayette, LA, US
- Humanities Without Walls Summer 2019 predoctoral career diversity residential summer workshop – July 15- Aug 2, 2019, Chicago, IL, US (apply by Sept 30, 2018)
PUBLICATIONS
- A Companion to Public History (ed. Dean) published by Wiley-Blackwell
- First issue of the International Federation for Public History’s open-access journal, International Public History, now available online.
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