Author Archive
07 January 2015 – editors
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CFP: “Looking Backwards, Thinking Forwards,” Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property conference – May 26-30, 2015, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2015
CFP: Oral history in Central-Eastern Europe: current research areas, challenges and specificity – Sept. Read More
17 December 2014 – editors
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CFP: The peer-reviewed, digital-first Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia is expanding and seeks qualified writers to cover new subject categories.
CFP: The Centre for English Traditional Heritage seeks contributors for its next issue. Read More
10 December 2014 – editors
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ANNCT: Museums Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill – Feb. 23-24, 2015, Washington, DC, U.S.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Jan. 23, 2015
CFP: Traditions and Transitions: Independent Scholars and the Digital Landscape (National Coalition of Independent Scholars conference) – June 18-21, 2015, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Read More
08 December 2014 – editors 2
How should public historians address Officer Darren Wilson’s killing of Michael Brown, the grand jury’s decision, and protests in Ferguson and across the country? This is a vital question many of us are discussing on Twitter, Facebook, and in person. The discussion has broadened recently to include the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the July chokehold death of Eric Garner, and the Justice Department’s citation of the Cleveland Police Department for civil rights abuses. Read More
03 December 2014 – editors
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CFP: Across the Great Divide: Historical Research in a Digital World (Society for Historians in the Federal Government annual conference) – April 24-25, 2015, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, U.S. Read More
19 November 2014 – editors
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AWARD: Last call for National Council on Public History awards for student and professional projects, consulting, publications, more.
DEADLINE: Dec. 1, 2014
CFP: 17th Annual “History Across the Disciplines” Conference, “Narratives, Regions, and Theories: Modes of Understanding the Past” – March 20-22, 2015, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Dec. Read More
11 November 2014 – editors
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CFP: 13th Annual Arizona Historic Preservation Conference – May 13-15, 2015, Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.
DEADLINE: Nov. 14, 2014
CFP: Traditions & Transitions: Independent Scholars and the Digital Landscape – June 19-21, 2015, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Read More
04 November 2014 – editors
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EDU: Scholars as Critics: A Professional Development Workshop for Academics – May 27, 2015, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EDU: Ruskin College MA in Public History continues Ruskin mission of extending education to new and returning adult learners
PUB: Journal of the History of Collections (Vol. Read More
28 October 2014 – editors
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AWARD: OAH-NPS Excellence in a National Park Service History Project Award
DEADLINE: Dec. 1, 2014
AWARD: The Public History Prize is open to third and fourth year university students in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory who are studying history (both Australian and international) and whose research paper or project engages with the field and practice of professional and public history. Read More
21 October 2014 – editors
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CFP: Special Issue of African and Black Diaspora on “Afro-Brazilian Citizenship and the Politics of History”
ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2014
CFP: “The Caring Museum,” edited by Hamish Robertson – forthcoming book from MuseumsEtc. Read More