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09 October 2013 – Heather Huyck 5
I didn’t expect this shut down to bring back the 1995 shut down so vividly; that lock out was almost twenty years ago! But talking with friends and colleagues, I hear the same deep sense of unworthiness, of uncertainty, of being sent like a naughty child to my room but with all the work still piling up—and the deadlines remaining fixed. Read More
26 September 2013 – Adina Langer
Calling all consulting historians/historical consultants:
The National Council on Public History Consultants Committee is seeking responses to a survey that will help the committee determine how best to serve the consultant community. If you are a historical consultant or considering a career in consulting, please take a few moments to fill out the survey. Read More
09 September 2013 – Amy Tyson 6
“Ask a Slave” is a brand-spanking new comedy web series that is going viral in certain circles. In the series (just two episodes at time of writing; there will be six total), actress/comedienne/NYU grad Azie Mira Dungey portrays the character “Lizzie Mae” who is supposed to be an enslaved housemaid for America’s founding couple–George and Martha Washington. Read More
06 September 2013 – Robert Weyeneth 8
EDITOR’S NOTE: This four-part post by Robert Weyeneth, President of the National Council on Public History and director of the public history program at the University of South Carolina, is also printed in the September 2013 NCPH newsletter. To add your comments, go to Part 4 of the post. Read More
06 September 2013 – Robert Weyeneth 1
Continued from Part 1
What can NCPH do?
The alarmed observations with which I began single out the rising numbers of both programs and graduates, but it seems to me that the real issue is quality. I believe that NCPH can address the issue of quality control from two different but related angles. Read More
06 September 2013 – Robert Weyeneth
Continued from Part 2
Quality Control from Students
Empowering students In its own way, the NCPH Guide to Public History Programs is also a best practices document itself. It is an international listing of graduate, undergraduate, and “related” public history programs that can be searched by geographical location, curricular concentration, and type of degree. Read More
06 September 2013 – Robert Weyeneth 6
Continued from Part 3
Averting the storm
Let me conclude by reiterating that these personal reflections are offered in the spirit of “NCPH as a big tent,” open and welcoming to all public historians, old hands and new, inside and outside the academy. Read More
19 August 2013 – editors 12
ethics, entrepreneurialism, profession, employment, training, funding, graduate students, new professionals
A recent History@Work post by Matthew Exline prompted a lively discussion of the challenges of getting a foot in the door as a new public history professional. One topic that appeared several times in the many comments was the unpaid internship, and the opinions on it were divergent enough that we thought it was worth following up on them. Read More
04 July 2013 – Matthew Exline 53
“‘He has to be crazy to keep flying combat missions after all those close calls he’s had. Sure, I can ground Orr. But first he has to ask me to. . . . ‘
“‘And then you can ground him?’ Yossarian asked. Read More
25 April 2013 – Michael Adamson 1
The weekend of 12-14 of April, I took the opportunity to attend the Organization of American Historians meeting San Francisco—a mere 35-mile BART ride from my home—to see how visible public history was on the program one year after the OAH and NCPH held a joint meeting in Milwaukee. Read More