Introduction to Public History

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History is about people: their societies, economies, cultures, and politics and how these changed over time. In Public History, history is also for people, in that careful and exacting historical research can facilitate dialogue and be applied to contemporary problems. Just as important, Public History is history saved, researched, and analyzed with people, for public historians work with individuals and groups to collaboratively understand history and preserve historical resources for future generations. This class treats the major concepts, scholarship, and research methods shaping the Public History field; it is also an opportunity to test the fields theories in projects that will create new resources for historical learning in our community. Required field trip fee of $10.