History in Public: Power and Process, Harm and Help

C.A. Romein; Laura Doak; Hannah Parker; Janet  Weston

doi:10.1111/1468-229X.13273

History in Public: Power and Process, Harm and Help

C.A. Romein, Laura Doak, Hannah Parker, Janet Weston

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-234
Number of pages	24
Journal	History
Volume	107
Issue number	375
Early online date	01 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-229X.13273
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

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collaboration
everyday history
historical thinking
public engagement
public history

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