Public History Seminar

Introduction to the idea, preparation, and options in the career of public history.

Learning Outcomes

Provide field experience in public history.
Develop skills in public history practice including grant writing, project planning, and project development.
Develop professional skills necessary for public history practice collaboration, teamwork skills, critical thinking skills, communication skills, both in writing and orally sharing authority.
Gain experience in negotiating challenging issues in public history practice.
Provide opportunities for professional development in the history field.
Identify the types of employment in the field of public history.
Prepare a professional resume and digital portfolio.
Participate in discussions about work culture and expectations.

Book List

How the Word is Passed was my favorite read of this class because it was written like an ethnography, how anthropologists write about people and their cultures.

Class Assignments

Three Essays on critical issues in Public History

Georgia Humanities Mock Grant Proposal and Executive Summary

Virtual Study Abroad Project

Reflection Essay

Interpreting Difficult Issues in Public History Essay

Using the readings assigned, I answer the following question:

As a practicing public historian, how will you move forward in the field addressing the issues that the authors raise?

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Interpretation, History, and Native Americans

Using the readings assigned, I answer the following question:

How have these readings changed the way you view our interpretation and public history work with Native American (American Indian, Indigenous) peoples?

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