Historians and the Public
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Calling All Historians-Open Casting Call for History Based Reality TV Show
Vanessa Varin | Apr 2, 2013
Do you have what it takes to be a reality TV star? I recently received an open... -
The Benefits of a Good Story: The BackStory Historians Take on Inauguration History
Vanessa Varin | Jan 28, 2013
Although the parade is over, and everyone who attended Monday night’s inaugural ball has hopefully recovered, I still have... -
Historians at Work III: Public History
Anthony T. Grafton | Dec 1, 2011
On a sunny Friday in October, the Museum of the City of New York is buzzing. The hum of activity is ... -
The Imperative of Public Participation
Anthony Grafton and James Grossman | May 1, 2011
Take risks. Get out there in public and talk about history and why it matters.1As the two of us were... -
The Public Work of Historians: Engaging in Discussions
AHA Staff | Jan 21, 2011
. The January issue of Perspectives on History seems to have stimulated the kind of conversation that we as historians... -
Citizenship, History, and Public Culture
James Grossman | Jan 1, 2011
I spent this morning watching 25 people become American. Yes, I realize that we historians figured o... -
BookTV: Writers on Writing
Elisabeth Grant | Sep 21, 2010
Article By: Elisabeth GrantThe post BookTV: Writers on Writing appeared first on American Historical Association. -
History in a Public Square
James Grossman | Sep 1, 2010
I’ve been fortunate to have multiple opportunities to practice historical scholarship and teaching i... -
Public History: Recognition and Reward in Promotion and Tenure
Debbie Doyle | Jun 18, 2010
“Tenure, Promotion, and the Publicly Engaged Academic Historian,” a report offering best practices for evaluating public history scholarship in history... -
A Picture of Public History: Preliminary Results from the 2008 Survey of Public History Professionals
John Dichtl and Robert B. Townsend | Sep 1, 2009
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles analyzing results from the 2008 Survey of P...
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