Around the Field April 15, 2020

From around the field this week: Free access to ARCUS courses for NCPH members; California Office of Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for awards; The National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting a free webinar; and MuseWeb is calling for participants for a COVID-19 research paper. Read More

Go For the Moon: Building Complex Public History Projects

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Last July, Washington, D.C. area visitors and residents were treated to an incredible sight: an image of the Saturn V rocket from the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that first put humans on the moon, projected onto the Washington Monument. This projection, known as Apollo 50: Go for the Moon, was a part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, organized by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum (NASM), that featured a weeklong series of events. Read More

Around the Field April 1, 2020

From around the field this week: Taylor & Francis offering free access to ebooks; Digital Commonwealth Conference has moved online; The National Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting a free webinar; and Cambridge Scholars Publishing invites book proposals. Read More

Native American Playwrights Practicing Public History: New Wave History Plays

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It’s been five years since Hamilton: An American Musical debuted at the Public Theatre in New York, a notable moment for numerous reasons, not least of which was the ensuing (and ongoing) clamor among Americans for tickets to see a musical about history. Read More

Around the Field March 17, 2020

From around the field this week: NCPH transitions Atlanta Conference to virtual platforms; Western History Association accepting applications for awards; Rowman & Littlefield publish new books this month; and numerous conferences cancelled the next couple months. Read More

The Continuing Work of the Board-led Subcommittee on Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harrasment

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Authors’ Note: As you may be aware, the status of the NCPH annual meeting has changed. The sessions will not take place as described below, but the activities of the committee continue.

As we look forward to our annual meeting in Atlanta, members of the National Council on Public History (NCPH) board-led Subcommittee on Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment wanted to share an update on our recent activities. Read More

Who Makes a Nation? Rethinking “A Nation of Immigrants”

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Authors’ Note: As you may be aware, NCPH annual meeting status has changed. We are planning to proceed with the group’s work, though we are not sure as to format as yet. We will talk with co-facilitators when we have a sense of the remote alternatives and be in communication with NCPH and prospective participants about the plan. Read More