14 August 2018 – Mary Rizzo
I was a nineteen-year-old intern at a nonprofit organization working on educational programs. My direct supervisor was a man in his 30s. We shared an office, which meant it was hard to avoid his flirtatious comments, like when he asked me to “try out some mattresses with him.” Read More
09 August 2018 – James F. Brooks
race, The Public Historian, TPH 40.3, National Museum of African American History and Culture, AAAM, collaboration, museums
Editor’s note: We publish TPH editor James F. Brooks’s introduction to the August 2018 issue of The Public Historian. The entire issue is available online to National Council on Public History members.
On October 28, 2016, the editorial team of The Public Historian waited in a crisp windy dawn for the doors of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to open. Read More
08 August 2018 – editors
From around the field this week: the National Council on Public History’s 2018 Twitter Mini-Con CFP is now open through September; the Museum of the American Revolution is hosting a fellowship in Women’s History; the American Library Association is holding a “Exploring Careers in Archives and Special Collection” webinar on August 16; Call for papers on “Suffrage at 100: Women and American Politics Since 1920” due Sept 15, 2018. Read More
02 August 2018 – editors
Anna Gibson Holloway is the former maritime historian for the Maritime Heritage Program of the National Park Service in Washington, D.C. Previously she was the vice president of collections and programs, as well as curator, of the USS Monitor Center at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia. Read More
31 July 2018 – Cathy Gudis
environment, NCPH, performance, heritage tourism, NCPH Board Member Posts, projects, advocacy, community history, sense of place
Editor’s note: This post continues a series featuring contributions from members of the NCPH Board of Directors.
Lately I’ve been performing my public history. Several times this spring I’ve donned a business suit and silk blouse, straightened my blonde(ish) hair, and adopted the cheerful demeanor of a corporate publicist. Read More
26 July 2018 – Adina Langer
Editors’ Note: This is the second part of a two-part editorial conversation on interpreting immigration in public history. Part 1 is available here.
AJL: How can public historians effectively take an intersectional approach to interpreting immigration? How can we bring different audiences and stakeholders together? Read More
25 July 2018 – editors
From around the field this week: the National Council on Public History’s 2019 Call for Posters is now open through October; the National Women’s History Museum is hosting a fellowship in Education and Public History; registration is now open for the “What is Public History Now” workshop at University College London; the Center for Reconciliation is holding the “An American Citizen” program on July 26. Read More
24 July 2018 – Dan Ott, Rachel Boyle and Stella Ress
NCPH, working group, new professionals, Capitalism, advocacy, conference, social justice, ethics, entrepreneurialism, collaboration, economics, sustainability, profession, consultants, employment, funding, 2018 annual meeting
“So, how do we solve the problems of capitalism?” Read More
19 July 2018 – Adina Langer 3
Immigration, advocacy, social justice, community history, human rights, international, politics, race
Editors’ Note: Four years ago, outgoing NCPH president Bob Weyeneth called on public historians to “pull back the curtain” on their process. Turning topics of contemporary relevance into public history involves numerous collegial conversations which usually remain behind the scenes. The History@Work editors thought our readers might be interested in the following conversation prompted by Adina Langer’s development of a new exhibition at the Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University. Read More
17 July 2018 – Megan Smeznik
education, Digital humanities, training, instruction, digital media, Pedagogy, digital history, Digital Literacy
“Click here. Click once more. And once more…” As an educational technologist at an undergraduate liberal arts college, I hear these words frequently. I often call on my skills as a public historian when it comes to solving problems related to digital pedagogies and understanding the context of technology in the classroom and beyond. Read More