TY - JOUR
T1 - History in Public
T2 - Power and Process, Harm and Help
AU - Romein, Christel Annemieke
AU - Doak, Laura
AU - Parker, Hannah
AU - Weston, Janet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). History published by The Historical Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/3/11
Y1 - 2022/3/11
N2 - This introductory piece explains the choice of public history as a focus for this special issue of History, and its emphasis on the work of early-career historians. ‘Public history’ is a notoriously nebulous concept. We outline some of the most common ways in which it is understood, and discuss why we believe that its methods and approaches are of enormous value to all those involved in historical work, whether they would consider themselves to be ‘public historians’ or not. We also introduce the contributions making up the rest of this issue, which features the work of twenty-five mostly early-career historians and moves from Greece to England, India, Tobago, the United States, Norway, Northern Ireland, and online. The introduction provides an appetiser for some of the approaches, ideas and struggles emerging from public history, and the richness of this constantly evolving field.
AB - This introductory piece explains the choice of public history as a focus for this special issue of History, and its emphasis on the work of early-career historians. ‘Public history’ is a notoriously nebulous concept. We outline some of the most common ways in which it is understood, and discuss why we believe that its methods and approaches are of enormous value to all those involved in historical work, whether they would consider themselves to be ‘public historians’ or not. We also introduce the contributions making up the rest of this issue, which features the work of twenty-five mostly early-career historians and moves from Greece to England, India, Tobago, the United States, Norway, Northern Ireland, and online. The introduction provides an appetiser for some of the approaches, ideas and struggles emerging from public history, and the richness of this constantly evolving field.
KW - collaboration
KW - everyday history
KW - historical thinking
KW - public engagement
KW - public history
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125659862&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1468-229X.13273
DO - 10.1111/1468-229X.13273
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125659862
SN - 0018-2648
VL - 107
SP - 211
EP - 234
JO - History
JF - History
IS - 375
ER -