• Identity, Memory, and the Transitional Landscape: Public History in the Context of Transitional Justice 

      Hettiarachchi, Radhika <Independent Rresearcher, Colombo, Sri Lanka>; Santhiago, Ricardo <Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil> (R. Hettiarachchi, R. Santhiago, Identity, Memory, and the Transitional Landscape: Public History in the Context of Transitional Justice, «International Public History», vol. 3, 2020, n. 2, 2020)
      This special issue explores the intersection between transitional justice and public history. It presents some of the key claims, concerns, and debates within the field. As a key component of the “reparations pillar” within ...
    • Illuminating Berlin – looking back in the year 25 

      Barricelli, Michele (M. Barricelli, Illuminating Berlin – looking back in the year 25, «Public history weekly», 2, 2014, n. 43, 2014)
      A quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this historic event was commemorated by a celebration, held in Berlin last month and greeted with great acclaim by the general public and the media alike: the “Border ...
    • In Podcasts We Trust? A Brief Survey of Canadian Historical Podcasts 

      Picard, Nathalie <MA Public History Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada>; Marsillo, Cassandra <MA Public History Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada> (N. Picard, M. Cassandra, In Podcasts We Trust? A Brief Survey of Canadian Historical Podcasts, «International Public History», 1, 2018, n. 2, pp. 1-6, 2018)
      In this article, we highlight the exciting and growing historical podcast scene in Canada. We chose a variety of podcasts to represent the diverse institutions, communities and individuals who are telling histories ...
    • In Search of Narrative Plausibility 

      Seixas, Peter (P. Seixas, In Search of Narrative Plausibility, «Public history weekly», 1, 2013, n. 9, 2013)
      The hand-wringing about narrative in history and fiction that followed Hayden White’s challenges to historiography is now largely over. What has replaced it is a broad consensus about three propositions. While putting ...
    • In the Shadow of the Queen: On UNESCO’S Universal History, the Women of the Petit Trianon, and Tourist Meaning-Making 

      Paige-Lovingood, Mandy <North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA> (P.-L. Mandy, In the Shadow of the Queen: On UNESCO’S Universal History, the Women of the Petit Trianon, and Tourist Meaning-Making, «International Public History», vol. 4, 2021, n. 2, pp. 127-137, 2021)
      Upon the designation of Versailles as a World Heritage Site, UNESCO renamed the Petit Trianon the Domaine de Marie-Antoinette (Estate of Marie-Antoinette). Subsequent tourist materials, such as travel guides and website ...
    • Inklusion konkret: Heidelberg in Leichter Sprache 

      Alavi, Bettina (B. Alavi, Inklusion konkret: Heidelberg in Leichter Sprache, «Public history weekly», 2, 2014, n. 7, 2014)
      “Heidelberg in Leichter Sprache” ist ein Stadtführer für Menschen, die Bilder und kurze Texte bevorzugen, also z.B. ältere Menschen, Kinder, Personen mit Deutsch als Zweitsprache oder Menschen mit kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen. ...
    • Inklusion und Geschichtswettbewerb – Barrierefreier Geschichtswettbewerb? 

      Alavi, Bettina (B. Alavi, Inklusion und Geschichtswettbewerb – Barrierefreier Geschichtswettbewerb?, «Public history weekly», 1, 2013, n. 1, 2013)
      Am Geschichtswettbewerb des Bundespräsidenten nehmen durchschnittlich 5000 SchülerInnen teil. Die Zahl der Beiträge aus Real-, Haupt- oder Förderschulen ist jedoch seit Jahren fallend. Der Geschichtswettbewerb richtet sich ...
    • Insegnamento della storia e/è public history 

      Zannini, Andrea <Università degli Studi di Udine> (A. Zannini, Insegnamento della storia e/è public history, «Rivista dell’Istituto di Storia dell’Europa Mediterranea», 2017, 1, pp. 119-126., 2017)
      At the root of both the success of public history and the difficulties of history as a school subject is the same phenomenon of transformation of history, of its function and meaning in the society. School history no longer ...
    • Insegnare la Storia con le serie TV. Il medioevo visto con gli occhi de Il trono di spade 

      Gola, Elisabetta <Università degli Studi di Cagliari>; Guerrieri, Alice <Università degli Studi di Cagliari>; Ilardi, Emiliano <Università degli Studi di Cagliari>; Capaldi, Donatella <Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"> (E. Gola, A. Guerrieri, E. Ilardi, D. Capaldi, Insegnare la Storia con le serie TV: Il medioevo visto con gli occhi de Il Trono di spade, «RiMe», 2017, 1, pp. 127-137, 2017)
      Is it really true that young students are not interested in History? The answer is yes, if History is explained in a classroom, either at school or at the university. But this does not happen when History is the theme of ...
    • Internationalizing public history 

      Noiret, Serge <Istituto Universitario Europeo, Firenze> (S. Noiret, Internationalizing public history, «Public history weekly», 2, 2014, n. 34, (2014)
      Today, public history is a global discipline, which considers the presence of the past—and the construction of history—outside academic settings. The practice of history has always been “public” in a way, but individual ...
    • Introduction: Emerging Directions for Family History Studies 

      Evans, Tanya <Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia>; De Groot, Jerome <University of Manchester, England> (T. Evans, J. de Groot, Introduction: Emerging Directions for Family History Studies, «International Public History», 2, 2019, n. 2, pp. 1-3, 2019)
      This introduction charts the rise of family history across the globe and its international impact upon culture, biomedicine, and technology. It introduces the contributions to this special issue from interdisciplinary ...
    • Introduction: Public History and Museums in Latin America 

      Perry, Jimena <Department of History, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, USA> (P. Jimena, Introduction: Public History and Museums in Latin America, «International Public History», vol. 5, 2021, n. 1, 2022)
    • Introduction: Understanding Diverse Uses of Painful Pasts. A Plea for Conscious Normativity 

      Dierks, Dennis <Department of History, University of Jena, Jena, Germany> (D. Dierks, Introduction: Understanding Diverse Uses of Painful Pasts. A Plea for Conscious Normativity, «International Public History», vol. 4, 2021, n. 2, 2021)
      The three case studies of this special section address an issue that is undoubtedly at the core of the ethics of Public History: the quest to democratize history. They approach a problem that has concerned Public History ...
    • Introduzione al dossier, con una testimonianza di Vittoriano Ferioli 

      Morgagni, Federico; Menzani, Tito (F. Morgagni, T. Menzani, Introduzione al dossier, con una testimonianza di Vittoriano Ferioli, «Clionet», 2021, n. 5, pp. 105-110, 2021)
    • It is Young People that Give Me Hope 

      Feyen, Christoph <German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Colombo, Sri Lanka> (F. Christoph. It is Young People that Give Me Hope, «International Public History», vol. 3, 2020, n. 2, 2020, 2020)
      Seventy-seven years after gaining independence and 11 years after the end of a long civil war, Sri Lankan public discourse is still searching for a broadly accepted concept of national identity and struggling to find ...
    • Una Italian Public History per la seconda Repubblica 

      Ravveduto, Marcello <Università di Salerno> (M. Ravveduto, Una Italian Public History per la seconda Repubblica, «Officina della Storia», 2013, n. 10, 2013)
    • Jahre des Gedenkens, Momente des Vergessens 

      Barricelli, Michele (M. Barricelli, Jahre des Gedenkens, Momente des Vergessens, «Public history weekly», 2, 2014, n. 22, 2014)
      Jetzt geht es los, endlich wird es ernst. In diesem Monat besteigen wir das Schiff, das vom festen Ufer der Gegenwart abstößt und uns auf einem Strom der unendlich scheinenden Erinnerung fortträgt. Die Feiern zum 70. ...
    • Kriegsspiel mit Herz? Computer Games zum Ersten Weltkrieg 

      Fenn, Monika (M. Fenn, Kriegsspiel mit Herz? Computer Games zum Ersten Weltkrieg, «Public history weekly», 2, 2014, n. 26, 2014)
      “Wollten Sie auch immer schon einmal pestverseuchte Kühe auf Ihre Gegner werfen?”1 Diesen provokanten Titel trägt eine Publikation zu Computer Games mit historischem Bezug. Er verweist auf das gezielte Töten, das Kriegsspiele, ...
    • Labour Public History 

      Bartolini, Stefano (S. Bartolini, Labour Public History, «Officina della Storia», 2020, n. 23, 2020)
    • Leading the Way: Teaching Public History for the First Time 

      Silva, Bárbara <History Department, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile> (B. Silva, Leading the Way: Teaching Public History for the First Time, «International Public History», 2, 2019, n. 1, pp. 1-4, 2019)
      This paper seeks to discuss some challenges and reflections on teaching a public history class for the first time, in a country with little familiarity with public history as a field, and with limited literature in Spanish. ...