The wide-open space featured on the cover of the May 2008 issue of Perspectives on History is the Washita Battlefield in Oklahoma. This National Historic Site is the topic of a public history article on interpretive programs in the National Park Service. Other articles in this diverse issue cover film, technology, teaching, and more. The post Breaking New Ground in the May Issue of Perspectives on...

Waitman W. Beorn is the Louis and Frances Blumkin Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and assistant professor of history at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has been an AHA member since 2010.  The post AHA Member Spotlight: Waitman W. Beorn appeared first on American Historical Association.

Joan Neuberger is professor of history at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin. She has been an AHA member since 2002. The post AHA Member Spotlight: Joan Neuberger appeared first on American Historical Association.

By Allison Miller An open file cabinet graces the cover of this month’s Perspectives on History. As an illustration for our cover story—a brief for the power of academic administration to further knowledge production—it’s apt enough. As Peter N. Miller asserts in “Argument by Other Means,” we don’t need to perceive administration as malevolent bureaucracy; the files of many individual administrators attest to efforts to protect academic infrastructure, knit together international networks...

Much like podcasts, oral history projects seem to be growing by the week, covering countless historical eras and events. Last week we ran a post introducing a few of these online oral history resources, and today we survey more of these projects. Article By: Jessica Pritchard The post Online Oral History Projects, Part II appeared first on American Historical Association.

We start off this week with matters of the history profession, linking to a question from Dan Cohen about scholarly society meetings, a report from The Wall Street Journal on how satisfied history majors are with their careers, and an article from The Chronicle about the risks of citing digital sources.  Read also about the ongoing legal effort to unseal Nixon’s grand jury testimony...

AHA members are involved in all fields of history, with wide-ranging specializations, interests, and areas of employment. To recognize our talented and eclectic membership, AHA Today features a regular AHA Member Spotlight series. The members featured in this column have been randomly selected by AHA staff or nominated by fellow AHA members. If you would you like to nominate a colleague for the AHA Member Spotlight, please contact Nike Nivar. Daniel...

Live-tweeting from session 123 at the 2015 American Historical Association Annual Meeting, January 3, 2015. Chair: Mary Louise Roberts; Panelists: Peter Berkery (AAUP), Rick Anderson (Univ of Utah), Michael D. Hattem (Yale Univ), Jacqueline Jones (UT-Austin). The post Debating the History Dissertation Embargo Policy at the Annual Meeting appeared first on American Historical Association.

Spirits were still high on day 4 of #AHA16! Fourth and final day at #aha16. Looking forward to panels on the NPS today! — Kathleen Thompson (@K_Logo_Thompson) January 10, 2016 https://twitter.com/wjnewsome/status/686180848769576961 Even on the last day, there were plenty of great panels to choose from: 8:30 panel on gender, eugenics and disability with my @nursingclio folks! Bring coffee! #aha16 #histmed — Lauren M. Thompson (@lmacthompson1) January 10, 2016 #aha16 #s252 round table on sexuality, migration, and...

In the news this week, some federal budget cuts will affect history and the humanities, a professor earns tenure with help from his Wikipedia edits, a proposal suggests history programs for those making declassification decisions, and a new historical film, on Paul Revere, is in the works. Also check out links to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library’s Flickr stream, the FBI’s online reading room, and a BBC maps documentary on YouTube....