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24 July 2018 – Dan Ott, Rachel Boyle and Stella Ress
advocacy, social justice, entrepreneurialism, collaboration, sustainability, profession, consultants, employment, funding, NCPH, new professionals, conference, ethics, 2018 annual meeting, working group, Capitalism, economics
“So, how do we solve the problems of capitalism?” Read More
19 July 2018 – Adina Langer 3
advocacy, social justice, community history, human rights, international, politics, race, Immigration
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
26 June 2018 – Kimber Heinz
advocacy, social justice, community history, memory, sense of place, collaboration, politics, race, conference, incarceration, NCPH 2018 Awards
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of pieces by recipients of NCPH’s 2018 best in public history awards.
From this year’s annual conference, one thing seems clear: as public historians, we want our work to make a difference. Read More
29 May 2018 – Beatrice Gurwitz 3
Editor’s note: This piece from the National Humanities Alliance is being circulated in a variety of relevant venues.
Think pieces abound on how best to make the case for the value of studying the humanities—should we as a humanities community emphasize the quite respectable career and salary outcomes of humanities majors or do we then fall into the trap of suggesting that higher education is necessary only for economic gain? Read More
21 March 2018 – HIstorians for a Better Future 6
Members of Historians for a Better Future planned to encounter many personalities along the sidewalk when we set up in front of the Women of the Confederacy monument at the State Capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 8, 2017. Read More
24 January 2018 – Tim Grove
Recently I ended a trip to Canada a bit jealous that Canadians have figured out how to give history a national spotlight, something that has proven more elusive in the United States. While we do find ways to award excellence in history, they are not concentrated and diverse and on such a national stage. Read More
18 December 2017 – Rose Miron
In the past three months, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has made statements about both statues to settler-colonialism and national monuments that protect important indigenous sites. First, in October, he was asked about the possibility of taking down Confederate monuments on federal land. Read More
27 November 2017 – David Rotenstein 1
This is an exciting and anxiety-producing moment in the United States. It is a time when professional historians are stepping outside their classrooms and consulting practices to push for the removal of Confederate statues and for greater public dialogue about the roles that white supremacy played in the past and how it persists in our communities. Read More
17 November 2017 – Joana Arruda
advocacy, public engagement, environment, sustainability, government, international, politics, NCPH, National Park Service
On May 13, 1918, less than two years after the National Park Service (NPS) was established, U.S. Interior Secretary Franklin K. Lane wrote to first National Park Service (NPS) director Stephen T. Mather regarding ways in which the new federal agency could interpret and expand its mission. Read More
18 September 2017 – Daniel Fisher
In recent years, humanities practitioners at institutions of higher education have become increasingly engaged in public life. The National Humanities Alliance Foundation is currently leading a national study called “Humanities for All” to investigate and document this important work. Read More