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11 March 2019 – Anne Mitchell Whisnant
One of the best things about NCPH is its openness to experimenting with new approaches to fostering conversations among public historians and facilitating reflection about public history. The NCPH “mini-con” program of small, topically focused regional gatherings, supported with funding from the NCPH endowment, epitomizes this agile and creative spirit. Read More
27 February 2019 – Tim Grove
Does your organization think about relevance often? It should. Every history organization or department should constantly be thinking of ways to be more relevant to its various constituencies, from visitors coming through your doors to parents of potential students. But what does relevance mean? Read More
04 January 2019 – editors
digital history, scholarship, trends, profession, race, conference, gender/sexuality, review, public history, digital media, methods
2018 has drawn to a close, and the History@Work editors would be remiss if we deprived our readers of that beloved tradition: the year-end redux. We want to give you a sense of the most widely read, discussed, shared, and impactful posts of the year, but we find ourselves faced with the perennial problem of digital analysis: how do we assess impact? Read More
13 December 2018 – Krista McCracken and Christine Crosby
NCPH held its first-ever Twitter Mini-Con(ference) on Thursday-Friday, October 18-19, 2018. The event was organized by historians Jessica Knapp and Krista McCracken, in collaboration with NCPH staff Christine Crosby and Meghan Hillman, and was modeled after the Beyond 150 Twitter Conference, which Krista organized with Andrea Eidinger (see this post for more details).
06 December 2018 – Seth Bruggeman and Cathy Stanton 1
Ideally, a conference theme is broad enough to encompass the breadth of a field, yet specific enough to create cohesion and perhaps spark new synergies and connections within that field. Seth Bruggeman and Cathy Stanton, Program Committee co-chairs for the 2019 NCPH Annual Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, reflect on how this year’s theme of “Repair Work” was developed and how it has shaped the program. Read More
23 August 2018 – Krista McCracken
professional opportunities, NCPH Board Member Posts, digital media, advocacy, methods, digital history, NCPH, conference
As you may have noticed in Public History News, NCPH is excited to announce that our first ever NCPH Twitter Mini-Con will be taking place October 18-19, 2018. The theme for the conference is (Re)Active Public History, and is rooted in a desire to critically discuss the active ways that public historians engage with the public, the past, and historical scholarship. Read More
24 July 2018 – Dan Ott, Rachel Boyle and Stella Ress
ethics, entrepreneurialism, collaboration, economics, sustainability, profession, consultants, employment, funding, 2018 annual meeting, NCPH, working group, new professionals, Capitalism, advocacy, conference, social justice
“So, how do we solve the problems of capitalism?” Read More
26 June 2018 – Kimber Heinz
race, conference, incarceration, advocacy, social justice, community history, NCPH 2018 Awards, memory, sense of place, collaboration, politics
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
14 May 2018 – Joanne Goodwin
2018 annual meeting, Las Vegas Series 2018, community history, sense of place, environment, education, conference, gender/sexuality
Editor’s note: This is the final post in a series of pieces focused on Las Vegas and its regional identity which were posted before and during the NCPH Annual Meeting in Las Vegas in April.
The casino and entertainment industries in Las Vegas have used women’s bodies to sell the city since the 1950s. Read More
18 April 2018 – Miriam Melton-Vilanueva. 1
public engagement, memory, museums, conference, material culture, 2018 annual meeting, Las Vegas Series 2018
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of pieces focused on Las Vegas and its regional identity which will be posted before and during the NCPH annual meeting in Las Vegas in April.
As discussed in yesterday’s post, the Las Vegas shooting happened a month before Day of the Dead. Read More