International Public History
Scope & Guideline
Empowering Voices in the Evolving Landscape of History
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Decolonization and Social Justice:
The journal emphasizes the importance of decolonizing historical narratives and practices, encouraging contributions that explore social justice through public history. - Digital Public History:
A significant focus on the role of digital technologies in public history, examining how digital platforms can transform historical interpretation and accessibility. - Participatory and Community-Based Approaches:
Promoting participatory research methodologies that involve communities in the storytelling process, allowing for diverse voices and narratives to be highlighted. - Memory and Collective Identity:
Exploring how public history contributes to collective memory and identity, particularly in relation to marginalized communities and historical injustices. - Interdisciplinary Perspectives:
Encouraging interdisciplinary research that integrates insights from various fields such as sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies to enrich public history practices.
Trending and Emerging
- Decolonial Approaches:
Recent publications increasingly emphasize decolonial methodologies, highlighting the need to reassess and reconstruct historical narratives from marginalized perspectives. - Impact of Digital Technologies:
There is a growing interest in how digital tools and platforms can reshape public history, with themes exploring digital engagement and virtual representations of history. - Emancipatory Politics:
Emerging themes focus on the role of public history in fostering emancipatory politics, particularly in contexts transitioning from oppressive regimes. - Mental Health and Wellbeing:
Research exploring the connections between public history engagement and visitor wellbeing is gaining traction, indicating a shift towards understanding the emotional impact of historical narratives. - Community Engagement and Activism:
Themes centering around community involvement and activism in public history are becoming more prevalent, reflecting a commitment to social justice and participatory practices.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Historical Narratives:
There seems to be a waning focus on conventional historical narratives that do not engage with contemporary issues or diverse perspectives. - Local History without Broader Context:
Contributions centered solely on localized historical accounts without connecting to broader social or global themes appear to be less frequent. - Static Museum Practices:
The exploration of static, traditional museum practices is declining as the journal increasingly prioritizes innovative and interactive forms of public engagement. - Non-Digital Public History:
As digital public history becomes more prominent, discussions surrounding non-digital public history practices are becoming less common. - Historical Reenactment without Critical Analysis:
The journal has moved away from papers that focus on historical reenactments without critical engagement or reflection on their implications.
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