Calling Public Historians!

[Margo Shea]

Hi everyone,

My current public history graduate students are eager and interested to talk with current public history workers (paid and volunteer) about what it is like to be researching, interpreting and sharing history in this era. Some questions they've developed include:  How you are going about planning and interpretative work — is it different than it was a year ago? How you are responding to the cultural politics around history? Might that impact how you are framing your history efforts in your communities, towns, cities and neighborhoods generally AND as we get closer to the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution? What are you seeing that is promising?  What are you seeing that is troubling? 

We intend for these to be anonymous unless someone requests otherwise, and we'd be more than happy to share back what we learn in these conversations.

If you would be willing to meet with a graduate student on Zoom or in person to have a 30 minute conversation, we'd so appreciate it!  Please email me at ms...@salemstate.edu if you are willing to volunteer to be interviewed!

Thank you!

Margo

Margo Shea, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Professor, History

Internships Supervisor

Faculty Advisor, Student Historical Association

Coordinator, Public History Graduate Certificate Program

Faculty Lead, Program Area for General Education

Salem State University

352 Lafayette St.

Salem, MA 01970

978-542-2610

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