17 November 2021 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The Organization of American Historians accepts applications for two awards; the National Humanities
Alliance offers multiple virtual programs; the Journal for Academic Freedom calls for papers. Read More
11 November 2021 – Tiffany Momon, Torren Gatson and Victoria Hensley 1
Editors’ Note: This is the second of two Q&A posts about the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive. The first post was published on November 9, 2021.
History@Work: What role can all public historians play in elevating stories of Black craft?
Torren Gatson: Public historians serve as the new vanguards of treasured and overshadowed histories. Read More
09 November 2021 – Tiffany Momon, Torren Gatson and Victoria Hensley
Editors’ Note: This is the first of two Q&A posts about the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive.
History@Work: Tell us a little bit about the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive (BCDA). What inspired you? How and when did you get started? Read More
04 November 2021 – Selena Moon
Since the spring of 2020, I have attended over a dozen virtual conferences, including two NCPH annual meetings. As a visually impaired person, I was worried about online conference accessibility, including eye fatigue and reading power points and posters. Some were fairly accessible and others were not. Read More
03 November 2021 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The American Association for State and Local History published their 2021 National Visitation Report; the Society for History in the Federal Government is accepting submissions for several awards; the Museum Learning Hub is offering multiple virtual programs. Read More
03 November 2021 – Sarah H. Case
material culture, Indigenous People, anniversaries, TPH, American Revolution Semiquincentennial, museums, commemoration
Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the November 2021 issue of The Public Historian here. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members and to others with subscription access.
This issue introduces a new ongoing feature, Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, a collaboration between the National Council on Public History (NCPH) and the National Park Service (NPS). Read More
02 November 2021 – Elena Gonzales 1
Curatorial Work in Our Climate Emergency: Guiding Principles
Editor’s Note: In our second installment of the Our Climate Emergency series, Elena Gonzales recommends initiatives to engage visitors in museum spaces about the broader climate emergency.
There are more museums in the world than Starbucks and McDonald’s combined, and museums are the most trusted source of information in the U.S. Read More
21 October 2021 – Maya Brooks
In March 2020, working from home, curators and archivists from the David J. Sencer CDC Museum began to plan for how best to collect the tsunami of pandemic content being generated amid the emerging COVID-19 public health crisis. A collection solely focused on CDC internal responses would be inadequate to show the breadth of the pandemic. Read More
20 October 2021 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The National Trust for Historic Preservation accepts submissions for the 2022 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list; the Costume Society of America extends the deadline for their call for papers; the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience offers multiple learning opportunities. Read More
19 October 2021 – Stephanie Rowe and Jennifer Guiliano
Editors’ note: This is the second part of a two-part series. Part I was published on October 14, 2021.
Integration of new professional development coursework into the curriculum has addressed the challenges outlined in the prior post that IUPUI has faced with teaching professional development. Read More