public engagement

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• SOURCE: NCPH
  9/11/19
  

  Jim McGrath on Podcasts and Public History

  by Jim McGrath

  "This post is a reflection on my ongoing experiences with podcasts as a listener, creator, and collaborator."

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/29/19
  

  Could footnotes be the key to winning the disinformation wars?

  by Karin Wulf

  More than ever, we need what this tool provides: accountability and transparency. 

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• 9/1/19
  

  The Value of History Podcasts: An Interview with Historian and Podcaster Mike Duncan

  by Scott Benigno

  "Wherever we’re headed history will always thrive.”

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• SOURCE: CNN
  8/28/19
  

  Bret Stephens launches a foolish Twitter war

  by David M. Perry

  Being called a bedbug just isn't a big deal. Writing to a provost about the actions of an academic on Twitter, which Stephens said he did because "managers should be aware" how "their people...interact in the world," is the big deal. 

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  8/20/19
  

  It's time the public had a share in the past again

  by Diána Vonnák

  What we can learn about heritage-based urban renewal from Lviv, Ukraine. 

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• SOURCE: AHA
  Accessed 8/27/19
  

  American Historical Association Releases Statement on Domestic Terrorism, Bigotry, and History

  The statement was endorsed by many other scholarly organizations. 

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  8/23/19
  

  Setting the historical record straight for the critics of The New York Times project on slavery in America

  by Kelley Fanto Deetz

  Conservative characterizations oversimplify the complex history of the slave trade and discourage important conversations about, and an understanding of, American history. 

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• 6/16/19
  

  Make History Accessible: The Case for YouTube

  by Rohit Kandala

  Youtube presents a great opportunity for both professional history educators and amateurs to enhance the public’s interest in history. 

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• 6/16/19
  

  The Cold War Spy and CIA Master of Disguise Writing the History of CIA Tactics in the Cold War

  by Aleisha Smith

  An interview with Jonna Mendez. A former Chief of Disguise with 27 years in the CIA, she discusses her latest book (co-authored with her husband Tony Mendez), her experience in the CIA, and her role at the Spy Museum.

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• 6/16/19
  

  Environmental Historian Sara Dant: "History Is As Relevant Today As Ever."

  by Korina Ike

  "We have many challenges - environment, politics, social, cultural - that are the end-product of our historical arc.  Understanding how we got here, what has worked and what hasn’t in the past, gives us the best chance of moving forward successfully."

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• 6/16/19
  

  Are Historians Doing Enough to Address Climate Change?

  by Walter G. Moss

  For too long historians also paid too little attention to the most important topic of our day.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  6/11/19
  

  What Naomi Wolf and Cokie Roberts teach us about the need for historians

  by Karin Wulf

  Without historical training, it’s easy to make big mistakes about the past.

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• 5/30/19
  

  What Should Historians Do About the Mueller Report?

  by Bruce W. Dearstyne

  We need to be more emphatic in asserting history's role in bringing clarity to complex public issues. 

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• 5/1/19
  

  Sidney Blumenthal on Abraham Lincoln and Why History Always Matters

  To celebrate the History News Network's arrival at the George Washington University, HNN hosted "Why History Always Matters." As part of the event, HNN Editor Kyla Sommers interviewed Mr. Blumenthal on the importance of history and his 5-part biography of Abraham Lincoln.

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• SOURCE: Crosscut
  4/22/19
  

  Why we need history majors to understand our future

  by Knute Berger

  Featuring Margaret O’Mara, a history professor at the University of Washington.

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• SOURCE: Salon
  4/22/19
  

  Resistance can't be tweeted: Social and political change is built on reading

  by Jim Sleeper

  What's the value of liberal education? Without intellectual exploration, we'll never make a better world.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  4/12/19
  

  How historians got Nike to pull an ad campaign — in under six hours

  by Megan Kate Nelson

  The multinational corporation dropped its “Lost Cause” ads after historians pushed back.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/19/19
  

  When bad actors twist history, historians take to Twitter. That’s a good thing.

  by Waitman Wade Beorn

  Engaging with the public isn’t pedantry; it’s direct engagement. 

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• SOURCE: Society for U.S. Intellectual History
  3/10/19
  

  Getting the Right History vs. Getting the History Right

  by L.D. Burnett

  An excellent summary of recent popular critiques of historians--and a rebuttal. 

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• SOURCE: Perspectives
  3/7/19
  

  What's Behind the Lamentations Over History?

  by James Grossman

  Max Boot’s questions imply change over time. But we can’t know why something has declined if we don’t know what conditions have changed.