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ANNCT:Public History Discussion Group – “‘Negotiating control in the construction of the mental health recovery archive” (Anna Sexton) – April 25, 2015, London, U.K.
Editor’s Note: This series showcases the winners of the National Council on Public History’s awards for the best new work in the field. Today’s post is by Beth Bullock, Jayd Buteaux, and Leslie Morton, students in the Public History Program at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Read More
Are there too many public history programs? Where is the field going, and what can professional organizations do to ensure that it remains vital in the years to come? For the past year, a task force organized by the National Council on Public History (NCPH), the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the American Association for State and Local History has investigated questions about the current landscape of public history training and employment. Read More
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CFP: “Whose Regional and Local Histories?”/ Centre for Regional and Local History (CRLHR) conference – Sept. 11-12, 2015, Middlesbrough, U.K.
DEADLINE: April 30, 2015
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CFP: “Memory and Migration“/10th anniversary conference of the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities – Sept. 2-4, 2015, Moscow, Russia DEADLINE: April 30, 2015
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AWARD:Public History Prize from the Canadian Historical Society for work that achieves high standards of original research, scholarship, and presentation; brings an innovative public history contribution to its audience; and serves as a model for future work, advancing the field of public history in Canada. Read More
Every history major is familiar with this question, and while a few undergraduates may have an answer at the ready, many aren’t exactly sure what they want to do with their degree. For the past year and a half, the NCPH New Professional and Graduate Student Committee has worked hard to create a resource to better prepare undergraduates and graduate students to enter and succeed in the public history profession:
Section one of this two-part guide investigates how to choose and apply to a graduate program and encourages students to find the right program and degree for their ultimate career goals. Read More
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