AHAHistorians

AHAHistorians, 8 days ago to history

Youth movements are not uniquely American. In #AHAPerspectives, John Delury and Jeffrey Wasserstrom discuss three East Asian protests that teach us something about today. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/may-2024/thinking-globally-about-student-protest-precedents-from-east-asia

AHAHistorians, 25 days ago to history

Deadline approaching: submit nominations for the AHA’s awards and prizes by May 15. The AHA recognizes outstanding historical work of many types, including exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring, film, and digital projects and resources. #histodons @histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes

AHAHistorians, 26 days ago to history

The AHA’s Nancy Lyman Roelker Mentorship Award honors teachers of history who taught, guided, and inspired their students in a way that changed their lives. Nominate the graduate mentor who meant the most to you by May 15. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/nancy-lyman-roelker-mentorship-award

AHAHistorians, 29 days ago to history

Submit nominations for the AHA's Beveridge Family Teaching Prize by May 15. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in elementary, middle school, and secondary history teaching, including career contributions and specific initiatives. The 2024 prize will be awarded to a group, who can be recognized either for excellence in teaching or for an innovative initiative applicable to the entire field. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/beveridge-family-teaching-prize

AHAHistorians, 1 month ago to history

The AHA has issued a statement “deplor[ing] recent decisions among college and university administrators to draw on local and state police forces to evict peaceful demonstrators.” @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/aha-advocacy/aha-statement-on-2024-campus-protests-(may-2024)

AHAHistorians, 1 month ago to history

The William and Edwyna Gilbert Award for the Best Article on Teaching History recognizes outstanding contributions to the teaching of history through the publication of articles in journals, magazines, and other serials. Submit nominations by May 15. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/william-and-edwyna-gilbert-award

AHAHistorians, 1 month ago to history

Submit nominations by May 15 for the Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History, sponsored jointly by the AHA and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. This prize is awarded annually to honor and support work on a creative and freely available new media project. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/roy-rosenzweig-prize

AHAHistorians, 1 month ago to history

The AHA’s Nancy Lyman Roelker Mentorship Award honors teachers of history who taught, guided, and inspired their students in a way that changed their lives. Nominate the graduate mentor who meant the most to you by May 15. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/nancy-lyman-roelker-mentorship-award

AHAHistorians, 1 month ago to history

Graduate students: looking to hone your writing skills? Apply by April 21 to be an #AHAPerspectives summer columnist! Columnists will write about a theme of their choosing in two related columns. Columnists will receive a 1-year AHA membership and honorarium. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/march-2024/want-to-write-for-the-aha-apply-to-become-a-emperspectives/em-summer-columnist

AHAHistorians, 1 month ago to history

The AHA’s John Lewis Award for History and Social Justice recognizes a historian for leadership and sustained engagement at the intersection of historical work, public culture, and social justice. Submit nominations by May 15. #histodons @histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/john-lewis-award-for-history-and-social-justice

AHAHistorians, 1 month ago to history

The AHA's Herbert Feis Award is offered annually to recognize distinguished contributions to public history, broadly defined. Individuals and collaborative groups are eligible to apply. Submit nominations by May 15. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/herbert-feis-award

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

May 15 is the deadline to submit nominations for the AHA's Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes outstanding teaching and advocacy for history teaching at two-year, four-year, and graduate colleges and universities. #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/eugene-asher-award

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

On the latest episode of #HistoryInFocus, producer Matt Hermane speaks with Agnieszka Aya Marczyk, Abby Reisman, and Brenda Santos about their #AHRSyllabus piece “Teaching Historiography: Testimony and the Study of the Holocaust.” Then Conor Howard hears from Woody Holton on his article “Chilling Affects: The Far Right Takes Aim at Black History.” @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/teaching-historiography-plus-chilling-affects

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

The AHA Equity Awards recognize and publicize those who have achieved excellence in recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the historical discipline. The 2024 award will be for an institution. Submit nominations by May 15. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes/equity-award

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

Watch the AHA’s Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Education team share their research from the field and discuss how history's civic function in K–12 education is faring in a polarized moment. Our project team has interviewed and surveyed social studies administrators and US history teachers and assessed state-level legislation and district-level curricula in states around the US. #histodons @histodons #AHAOnline #AHALearn https://youtu.be/2rpu_RMjpJQ

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

Need something to listen to this weekend? Check out the American Historical Review's #HistoryInFocus podcast. Go behind the scenes with the world's leading history journal as we explore the who, what, how, and why of doing history in the 21st century. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/history-in-focus

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

Looking for a historian for your conference panel or to compare research notes? The AHA’s Directory of History Departments and Organizations lets you search nearly 16,000 historians by specialization, academic rank/category, and more. #histodons @histodons https://secure.historians.org/members/services/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/openpage?wrp=search_historian.htm

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

In April 2023, the Society of American Archivists and the AHA hosted an online roundtable about the current controversies surrounding presidential records, “History Behind the Headlines: Presidential Records Act." This event featured moderator Peniel E. Joseph (Univ. of Texas at Austin) and panelists Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt Univ.), Timothy Naftali (New York Univ.), and Trudy Huskamp Peterson (former acting archivist of the United States). @histodons #histodons https://youtu.be/d6z0a2rxtHg

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

The AHA’s Guidelines on Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship lay the foundation for expanding what constitutes historical scholarship & can be adapted to any institution in which historians work & where historical scholarship is expected. #histodons @histodons https://www.historians.org/definitions

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

Nominations for the AHA’s 2024 awards are due on May 15. But what happens after you nominate someone for a prize? Go behind the scenes of the awards and prizes in #AHAPerspectives. #histodons @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/march-2024/awards-and-prizes-behind-the-scenes-at-the-aha

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

Corn congee “is a true fusion of flavors, reflecting the evolving Chinese American culinary experience,” Ke Zhao writes. It’s also delicious! Check out the dish’s history, as well as a recipe, in #AHAPerspectives. #histodons @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/march-2024/bridging-cultures-nourishing-souls-the-melting-pot-symphony-of-chinese-american-congee

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

The American Historical Review’s March 2024 issue is now available. This issue features articles and forums that rethink approaches to intellectual, migration, imperial, Indigenous, and digital histories. @histodons #histodons https://academic.oup.com/ahr/issue/129/1

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

AHA researchers Nicholas Kryczka, Whitney E. Barringer, and Scot McFarlane, along with executive director Jim Grossman, wrote an article for TIME about the K–12 “history wars”: “Politically motivated activists may be waging a history war, but teachers are not its warriors." @histodons #histodons https://time.com/6917632/history-wars-teacher-survey/

AHAHistorians, 2 months ago to history

Many history instructors use the five Cs of historical thinking, but should there be a sixth? The producers of Dig: A History Podcast make a case for adding “continuity” to this popular framework. @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/march-2024/what-about-continuity-a-sixth-c-of-historical-thinking

AHAHistorians, 3 months ago to history

Join us for “American Lesson Plan: Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Education” during Civic Learning Week on March 14 at 2 PM ET. Inspired by the question of “What are schoolchildren being taught about our nation's history?” this hour-long event will share insights from the AHA’s research team and feature a discussion of how history's civic function in K–12 education is faring in a polarized moment. #AHALearn #AHAOnline @histodons #histodons https://www.historians.org/aha-online