Author: Wright, Conrad Edick & Viens, Katheryn P., editors
Title: The Future of History : Historians, Historical Organizations, and Prospects for the Field
Description: Boston, Massachusetts Historical Society, 2017. Paperback. 164 p. Very good condition Contents: Introduction: finding meaning in the past / Katheryn P. Viens -- History is the activist's muse / John Stauffer -- History in every sense: the complementarity of public and academic history / Richard Rabinowitz -- The role of digital humanities in the future of the field / Paul Erickson -- What does history cost and how can we pay for it? / Louise Mirrer -- The future of history: egg rolls, egg creams and empanadas / Gretchen Sullivan Sorin -- History education in the (mis)information age / Debra Block -- History and its discontents / Manisha Sinha -- The feedback loop: sharing the process of telling stories / John L. Larson -- Academic history's challenges and opportunities / Robert Townsend -- Reflections on historical authority in the digital age / Stephen A. Marini -- Balancing multiple income streams / Ellsworth H. Brown -- Teaching history in a brave new world / Marilynn S. Johnson -- History that promotes understanding in a diverse society / Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko -- To merge or not to merge: a cautionary note / Dennis A. Fiori -- Afterword: lines that connect, not divide / Conrad Edick Wright.

Keywords: History--Study and Teaching; Historians; History--Societies, Etc.


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