Another day of fascinating and thought provoking papers at @publichistoryqub.bsky.social conference on ‘public history in an age of anxieties’, incl eco-anxieties, museums + Lough Neagh, @amycking.bsky.social on anti-fascist pedagogies, and great discussions of community histories + co-production

Brilliant close to a brilliant conference as UCSC’s Jasmine Alinder reflects on how traumatic and erased historical narratives can be brought to the fore in new and accessible ways in an age of anxiety

Short term and casual contracts increase anxiety, reduce productivity and undermine institutional memory. Great discussion about precarity in public history with @mauricejcasey.com and Emma McAlister. Day one of ‘Public History in an Age of Anxiety’ conference

A really strong, thought provoking start to the @publichistoryqub.bsky.social annual conference on ‘Public History in an age of Anxiety’ with @cathfletcher.bsky.social on museums and gun heritage, and Lisa Goff on the challenges of public history in Trump’s America

Public History in an Age of Anxiety conference off to a great start as Prof Catherine Fletcher speaks on the public history of guns in an anxious age

🌈 Some stories were never meant to be hidden. But they were. We’re joining the effort to bring them into the light. 📣 “In Conversation” at Collins Barracks 🗓️ Sept 4 | 🕕 6–7PM | 🎟️ Free With Dr. El Reid Buckley & @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social 🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Interested in contested or difficult public history? Fulbright-Queen's University Belfast awards now available for an MA in Public History in Belfast, Northern Ireland @ncph.bsky.social @publichistory.bsky.social @westernupubhist.bsky.social us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/eu...

Well done to two graduates of the MA in Public History for their contribution to this year’s International Summer School at the University of Wrocław centreforpublichistory.substack.com

🎤 In Conversation: Exploring Travelling Culture & Craft 🗓️ Aug 7 | 6–7PM 📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin Hear from Traveller artists & curators on heritage, craft & identity. 🎟️ Free – Book via www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum... #TravellerCulture #IrishCraft #Mincéirí

National Museum of Ireland are hiring! www.museum.ie/en-ie/about/...

Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Science! What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA? Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #NMIBlog #MuseumBlog

If you missed Mark McGowan's talk this week on 'Honouring Indigenous aid to Famine Ireland from Canada in 1847', co-hosted with @publichistoryqub.bsky.social, there is a recording available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHC3... #IrishHistory #CanadianHistory

Fantastic to celebrate with this year’s @publichistoryqub.bsky.social MA students as they share the great work they’ve been doing during their 30-day internships. And thanks as always to our many amazing partners who provide these wonderful opportunities

Great initiative by @nmireland.bsky.social to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum! www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/W...

On 27 May Irish Studies will be co-hosting with @publichistoryqub.bsky.social and @irishheritagetrust.bsky.social a talk by Prof Mark McGowan on 'Honouring Indigenous Aid for Famine Ireland from Canada in 1847'. All welcome: register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mark-mcgow... @olwenpurdue.bsky.social

Join us on 27 May for a talk by Prof Mark McGowan, Uni of Toronto, on Indigenous aid to Ireland during the Great Famine. Cohosted with @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social and @irishheritage.bsky.social . Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mark-mcgow...

Interested in how your school might engage in teaching about the Holocaust? Sign up for this free one-day workshop for teachers with the Holocaust Educational Trust, 23 April. www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

@royalhistsoc.org announces its Scouloudi Public History Grants - 4 awards of up to £1000 each royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...

Join us Thursday at 4 to hear Kimberly Welch, Vanderbilt, talk about Eulalie Mandeville, her legacy and the the legal archive in Antebellum New Orleans www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

Three days left to submit your abstract. Public History in an Age of Anxiety conference, Belfast, 10-11 Sept 25. *Please repost*

All set for Prof Alex Lichenstein’s paper on his work with community museums to curate an anti-lynching exhibition

Interested in an MA in Public History? Where better to study than in Belfast! Want to hear more? Sign up now to join our information webinar this Monday at 5pm BST (noon EST) www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/w...

‘UNMASKED: Curating a Public History Anti-lynching Exhibition’. Join us this Friday for our 4pm seminar with Prof Alex Lichenstein, Indiana University. www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

Learn about the exciting plans across the National Museum of Ireland's locations in Dublin and Mayo for 2025. www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/J...

This fantastic new Public History grant has just been launched by the @royalhistsoc.org - four awards of £1K to support historians working with & for public audiences royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...

We're seeking applications from suitable candidates to fill the post of Collections Assistant in the Registration Department- Closing Date for Applications- Friday, 28th March 2025- www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/...

Fantastic panel on difficult and entangled histories of the Holocaust, slavery, empire and the NI Troubles with a great paper by our own Dr Briony Widdis

Yesterday, we co-hosted a symposium on ‘Different Communities, Difficult Histories’ in Washington DC. This fascinating event highlighted the role NI can play in helping the world develop difficult shared narratives. Find out more here: ow.ly/jALX50Vgxrc

Great start to our Divided Communities: Difficult Histories conference in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History as Secretary Lonnie Bunch reflects on the need for empathy and authenticity in museums

Tomorrow, 11th, in the National Museum of American History we’re hosting the ‘Divided Communities: Difficult Histories’ conference. Never been more relevant www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

**Call for Papers** Public History in an Age of Anxiety CPH Annual Conference, Belfast, 2025

Today we welcome 215 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and PGR Members who join @royalhistsoc.bsky.social: bit.ly/3EV5fhJ The Society is an international membership and our new Fellows and Members practice #history in 15 countries. Applications to join are welcome 👇 #skystorians 1/2

Live in Belfast? Interested in doing some oral history with your community? Register now for our free workshop, Linen Hall Library, 25 February. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...

Great work by some of our MA in Public History students and an amazing opportunity for them to experience working with local cultural heritage initiatives www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Great publishing initiative by @royalhistsoc.bsky.social to highlight the value, use, discourse and impact of history today. royalhistsoc.org/society-laun...

What a fantastic afternoon when our current Public History MA students learned about working in archives from four former students all of whom are now employed in the Public Records Office of NI!

Our Place, Our Stories. Excited to launch this fantastic community oral history project in west Belfast with Greater Shankill Partnership and the Public Record Office of NI. Please share!

Really worthwhile oral history project starting in Belfast. Brilliant collaboration between PRONI and Queen's Univeristy Belfast's @publichistoryqub.bsky.social team with my lovely friend Sinead Burns conducting some interviews. Please share 😊

Northern Ireland’s historic houses have a complex and contested past. But can they become spaces today for exploring understandings of identity and belonging and building social cohesion? That’s what our new public history project is exploring. Read more here treatiedspaces.com/historic-hou...

We are delighted to announce with the National Archives and @ihrlibrary.bsky.social that the History and Archives in Practice 2025 registration is now live! Join us to explore 'Working with Memory: History, Storytelling and Practices of Remembrance' orlo.uk/HAP25_hq0EE

Delighted to have Dr Mrinalini Venkateswaran from @royalholloway.bsky.social history giving a really thought-provoking paper on museums, partition and identity. Great way to kick of our seminar series for 2025

Am 6. Februar 2025 organisiert das Museum Schnütgen in Köln gemeinsam mit Mittelalter Digital und Boardgame Historian von 17:00 bis 22:00 die Boardgame-Nacht. Der Eintritt ist an diesem Abend frei! Mehr: mittelalter.digital/spielen-im-m... #Brettspiele #museum #boardgames #spielkultur #gamestudies

The seminar will take place on Thursday 6th February at 6pm in @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social and, due to the film screening, will take place in person only. All are very welcome to join us on the night! @publichistoryqub.bsky.social @petergray47.bsky.social

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We've created a Starter Pack of #History societies and groups working to support promote our disciple and historians, in higher education and related professions go.bsky.app/68FsvjY Mainly UK but also international, with selected societies from related humanities subjects. Please share #Skystorians

The new Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund is now open for applications 🥳 We're supporting projects using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners, and the new name better represents our dual focus on collections and inclusion.

Libraries are absolutely the best places on earth.