16 September 2021 – Rebecca Bush
Editors’ Note: This is the second of a pair of posts about lessons learned from virtual conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of the attractions of attending professional conferences is the opportunity to network with colleagues, old and new. The past year has made me acutely aware of the sense of community built through these experiences, whether in-person or virtual. Read More
14 September 2021 – David Glassberg and Donna Graves
social justice, climate emergency series, sense of place, collaboration, environment, sustainability, climate change, covid-19, preservation
Editor’s note: This post begins our year-long series, Our Climate Emergency, co-edited with David Glassberg and Donna Graves. The goal of this series brings together a diverse cohort of public historians, all with different perspectives and backgrounds, to think about the role of public historians and the climate crisis. Read More
09 September 2021 – Rebecca Bush
Editors’ Note: This is the first of a pair of posts about lessons learned from virtual conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I sat down for my first-ever virtual conference on March 19, 2020, uncertain of what this hastily rearranged version of the National Council on Public History’s (NCPH’s) annual meeting might look like. Read More
08 September 2021 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The Washington State Historical Society accepts grant applications; the Luxembourg Centre for
Contemporary and Digital History calls for proposals; the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience offers virtual programs. Read More
07 September 2021 – Rebecca S. Wingo, Jason A. Heppler and Paul Schadewald
community engagement, covid-19, social justice, NCPH 2021 awards, collaboration, activism, digital projects, partnership, communities
Editor’s Note: Digital Community Engagement: Partnering Communities with the Academy won the 2021 NCPH award for best new book about or growing out of public history theory, study, or practice, for either 2020 or 2021.
When we submitted final page proofs for Digital Community Engagement: Partnering Communities with the Academy in March 2020, we had no idea what was in store for the country. Read More
31 August 2021 – Laura A. Macaluso 3
On more than 3,200 acres of land in South Fairfax County, twenty miles from Washington, DC, there is a patchwork of new housing developments and recreational facilities. Dispersed throughout these new features on the landscape are old brick buildings that constitute the Workhouse Arts Center, a not-for-profit organization supporting artist studios and gallery spaces. Read More
25 August 2021 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences offers multiple grants; The Ad Hoc Group for Transformative Oral History Practice, in collaboration with the Oral History Association and the Oral History Center at UC Berkeley, calls for proposals for their symposium; Museum Mindshare offers virtual programs. Read More
11 August 2021 – Jennie Chaplin 2
Editor’s Note: Throughout this piece we’ve embedded and linked to the various musical cues that are foundational to Dr. Chaplin’s article. We wanted to provide a direct opportunity to hear Marvin Gaye’s seminal album while comparing it to modern music from Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe. Read More
11 August 2021 – NCPH Office
From Around the Field this week: The Council of State Archives released their biennial survey; The Coalition for Western Women’s History calls for prize applications; #SlaveryArchive Book Club offers a virtual discussion. Read More
03 August 2021 – Sarah H. Case
Editors’ Note: We publish the editor’s introduction to the August 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.
In this issue, we bring you three articles that deeply engage with one of the key subjects grappled with by public historians—the consideration of the role of the public not only as audience but also as interpreters of history. Read More