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History@Work is a multi-authored, multi-interest blog for all those with an interest in the practice and study of history in public.

Advocacy is not a choice
13 January 2025 – Denise Meringolo
advocacy, NCPH Board Member Posts
Editor’s note: This post was published in Volume 44 Number 4 of Public History News, NCPH’s quarterly newsletter. It is cross-posted here in response to History@Work‘s current Special Call for posts on “advocacy in the field.” During this past election year there was a predictable uptick in the number of opinion pieces regarding historians’ work as public intellectuals, particularly as political commentators. Read More