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Public History and the Media – International Conference at EUI – February 11-12-13, 2015

In recent decades, public enthusiasm for history and popular engagement with the past has grown dramatically. The popularity of history is manifested most visibly in the proliferation of television documentaries and historical dramas but it is also discernible in the rebirth of the historical novel, the organization of large-scale commemorations of historical anniversaries, the development of new historical museums and exhibitions, re-enactments and living history activities and the emergence of public history as a separate field of academic study.

CFP: Public History in a Digital World: The Revolution Reconsidered – Amsterdam, Thursday 23 October 2014 – Sat 25 October 2014

International Federation for Public History Conference Public History in a Digital World: The Revolution Reconsidered Amsterdam, Thursday 23 October 2014 – Sat 25 October 2014 FIRST CALL for PROPOSALS Historical sources and narratives about the past infiltrate every corner of the web, from home-made digital media to online exhibitions, across social networks and in virtual […]