The AHA invites proposals for a very limited number of late-breaking sessions for the 2020 annual meeting. These sessions should explore either major, late-breaking controversies within the discipline or the relevance of history and historical thinking to public policy and culture related to current events. The review committee will favor proposals focused on historical framing […]
Professional Announcements
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Newberry Library Fellowships (2020-2021) Applications due November 1
The Newberry Library’s long-standing fellowship program provides outstanding scholars with the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking scholarship. In addition to the Library’s collections, fellows are supported by a collegial interdisciplinary community of researchers, curators, and librarians. An array of scholarly and public programs also contributes to an engaging intellectual environment. […]
National Council on Public History 2020 Award Nominations
NCPH awards recognize excellence in the diverse ways public historians apply their skills to the world around us. The purpose of the award program is to promote professionalism and best practices among public historians and to raise awareness about their activities. Submissions for the Book Award and Kelley Award are due November 1, 2019. The […]
Special Issue of The Journal of the Gilded Age & Progressive EraThe Suffrage Centennial
Special Issue of The Journal of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era The Suffrage Centennial Guest Editors: Cathleen Cahill, Crystal Feimster, and Kimberly Hamlin In 2020 the nation will observe the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, one of the most significant civil rights milestones in U.S. history and the culmination of […]
National Council on Public History 2020 Conference- Call for Posters
The Call for Posters for the 2020 National Council on Public History meeting in Atlanta, Georgia is now open through October 7, 2019. Poster proposers will be informed of their acceptance by late October. Please note that all accepted poster presenters must submit a non-refundable registration fee for the annual meeting by January 1, 2020 […]
NEH Announces $29 Million for 215 Humanities Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 14, 2019) — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $29 million in awards for 215 humanities projects across the country. The grants include funding to produce a television series, South by Somewhere, on the foodways, history, and culture of the American South, and archaeological analysis of the overseer’s quarters […]