Title & Author:

The future of history : historians, historical organizations, and the prospects for the field / Conrad Edick Wright & Katheryn P. Viens, editors.

Publication:

Boston : Massachusetts Historical Society, 2017.
©2017

Description:

vi, 164 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:
"This volume was developed in recognition of the 225th anniversary the Massachusetts Historical Society in 2016"--Back book cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: Finding meaning in the past / Katheryn P. Viens -- History is the activist's muse / John Stauffer -- History in every sense: public and academic history / Richard Rabinowitz -- History and the future of the digital humanitites / Paul J. 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 Lauritz 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.

Summary:

"A collection of essays, based on a September 2016 workshop entitled "The future of history", at the Massachusetts Historical Society, defining the opportunities and challenges that the historical professions--public and academic--face in the coming decades"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781936520114 (pbk.)
1936520117 (pbk.)

Subject:

History Study and teaching.
Historians.
History Societies, etc.
Histoire Étude et enseignement.

Form/genre:

Essays

Added entries:

Wright, Conrad Edick, editor.
Viens, Katheryn P., 1962- editor.
Wright, Conrad Edick, editor of compilation.
Viens, Katheryn P., 1962- editor of compilation.

Historians, historical organizations, and the prospects for the field

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295600
Call No.: BIB 241901
Status: Available