Author Archive
08 December 2017 – Jean-Pierre Morin
Over the course of the last year, NCPH has been undertaking a bit of soul searching. As a growing organization seeking to remain relevant to its membership while continuing to promote the field of public history, NCPH needs to be guided with a clear understanding of the needs of members and chart out a way forward. Read More
24 February 2017 – Jean-Pierre Morin
For the past seventeen years, I have worn two hats every day that I’ve gone to work. The first one is my historian hat, as I’m the staff historian for the Canadian department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs where I research the history of the institution, prepare materials for public consumption and answer questions relating to the 260-year history of Canada’s policies towards Indigenous peoples. Read More
22 May 2015 – Jean-Pierre Morin
As employees of municipal, local, state, provincial, and federal governments, government historians have been a core group of the National Council on Public History since its founding. Yet, for a variety of reasons, these practitioners have at times felt “out on the edge” within the organization. Read More
11 February 2015 – Jean-Pierre Morin 3
museums, international, IFPF Conference 2014, Amsterdam, cities, urban history, NCPH Board Member Posts
(Editor’s note: This post is the first of a two-part series looking at the Amsterdam Museum. The second post can be found here.)
As a certified History Nerd and lover of cities, one of the first things I do when I arrive in a new city is check out the local history museum. Read More
07 October 2014 – Jean-Pierre Morin
On October 23rd, the University of Amsterdam will be hosting the first conference of the International Federation for Public History (IFPH), “Public History in a Digital World: The Revolution Reconsidered”. Several years in the making and spearheaded by the tireless efforts of Manon Parry and Paul Knevel of the University of Amsterdam and Serge Noiret, Chair of the IFPH, public history practitioners from Europe, the Americas, and Asia will come together for three days to discuss and debate what digital media brings to public history and where public history is headed in a digital world. Read More
30 July 2014 – Jean-Pierre Morin 1
methods, international, profession, International Federation for Public History, NCPH Board Member Posts
In recent years, there has been a sort of awakening within public history. This awakening has been very noticeable during the annual meeting of the National Council on Public History, especially during the past four years. Where the attendance has traditionally been comprised of American practitioners and scholars (and a fair sprinkling of Canadians), the number of non-North American participants has been steadily growing. Read More