Introduction to Public History (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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An Introduction to Public History is designed to be the major textbook for students interested in public history.

It is divided into three major sections:


The first section, Popular History, Academic History, and Public Historians, provides an overview of a historian s work analyzing and evaluating evidence (and using it to tell a story that takes into account different points of view) which is the core competency that public historians bring to their work. It then covers the history of the field of public history, an overview of how the field developed and where it fits within the historical profession. Finally, this section offers a portrait of popular history, meaning history as it is created by members of the general public, which often emphasizes the personal and the political.
In the second section, Three Questions at the Core of Public History: What to Collect? How to Display? How to Engage Audiences? These three core questions cut across many fields of public history. When expanded they can help us understand both the core principles of public history and begin to grapple with the most complex dilemmas facing public history professionals working in a variety of settings. What to collect becomes how to collect, what not to collect, and the ethics of engaging the public in the process of collecting. How to display it becomes a question of exhibitions in a variety of settings, sometimes moving beyond the museum walls and onto the streets and into the digital realm How to engage audiences respond to the reality of 21st Century audiences, who expect to be able to bring their own knowledge, interests, and desired pace of consumption to the table, it also responds to science that teaches us that engaging in topics, and participatory practices lead to more meaningful learning experiences..
In the final section of the book Moving Forward, first explores how the field of public history needs to move forward, then gives readers the opportunity to think through how they will incorporate the insights learned in this class into their lives or their developing professional goals.

The book ends with a glossary of terms and a carefully compiled bibliography and index. "