12 September 2019 – Nicole Belolan and Jessica Martucci
Editor’s note: this is the second in a two-part series based on a conversation between our Digital Media Editor, Nicole Belolan, and Jessica Martucci, a researcher at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NB: How do you think this project defines or redefines disability, and who does the defining? Read More
11 September 2019 – Jim McGrath
collaboration, digital media, methods, community history, digital history, media, sense of place, archives
The medium of podcasting is two decades old, but this digital form of storytelling still seems full of untapped potential for public history practitioners. Sensing this opportunity, our professional organizations have created spaces for training, critique, and reflection on all things podcast-related. Read More
05 September 2019 – Nicole Belolan and Jessica Martucci
Editor’s note: this is the first in a two-part series based on a conversation between our Digital Media Editor, Nicole Belolan, and Jessica Martucci, a researcher at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nicole Belolan: Before we delve into the Science and Disability project, tell us about the Science History Institute (including its recent name change) and your position. Read More
04 September 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: AASLH and NCPH launch The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook; International Federation for Public History accepting proposals for 2020 conference; National History Day to host live webinar; The National Humanities Alliance launches Publishing and Publicly Engaged Scholarship. Read More
29 August 2019 – Sharon Leon
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series that illustrates the role of the NCPH Endowment in supporting the work of the organization. To find out more about how the NCPH Endowment Fund supports the work of public historians and to make your gift, please visit: https://ncph.org/giving/endowment/ Read More
27 August 2019 – Tracy Huddleson 4
There’s a saying I’m fond of for its nudge to face life with boldness: “Leap, and the net will appear.” It’s an especially relevant credo for those thinking about graduate school and a second career at an older age.
Second-career concerns were not top of mind for me until recently. Read More
21 August 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: NCPH and SHFG to host a joint networking event; applications for 2020 Fitch Fellowship for historic preservation open; Canadian Historical Association accepting proposals for 2020 conference; AASLH releases schedule of Fall education events; The New Press to release new edition of Lies Across America. Read More
15 August 2019 – Lacey Wilson
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series that illustrates the role of the NCPH Endowment in supporting and growing the field. To find out more about how the NCPH Endowment Fund supports the work of public historians and to make your pledge to the 2020 Vision campaign, please visit: https://ncph.org/giving/endowment/ Read More
14 August 2019 – James F. Brooks
Editor’s note: We publish The Public Historian editor James F. Brooks’s introduction to the August 2019 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. Read More
07 August 2019 – NCPH Office
From around the field this week: AASLH reintroduces the History Leadership Institute; The Midwest Archives Conference Call for Proposals now open through September 6; The Small Museum Association seeks session proposals for their 2020 conference through September 20; The National Archives announces new webinars on teaching with archives; IFPH publishes new issue of International Public History. Read More