‘Participation’ is something of a contemporary buzzword. Attuning oneself as closely as possible to the interests and needs of the general public is considered the golden path to success.
Tag Archive for ‘Academia (Wissenschaftsbetrieb)’
Historians and Politics. Quarrel Over a Current Resolution
A “VHD-Resolution” adopted by the Association of German Historians General Assembly “on current threats to democracy” attracted attention.
Now we’re done! (It’s time for Feyerabend)
Paul Feyerabend’s essay “Against method” (1975) is rarely mentioned when scientists try to contextualise and justify their research projects. Or at…
On Listening II: The Inter-Academic
What does a text about listening have to do with academia? As humanities scholars, are we not “brought up” to listen, to read carefully, to weigh up…
“History Types” and Public History
History is made. Public history must therefore deal with the product-oriented practices of historiography. A cornerstone of a research-oriented public history could be the introduction of “history types” as an analytical concept.
History Boom versus Crisis of the Science of History
History is strongly present in public, be it in historical-political debates or on the occasion of anniversaries. At the same time, it is more and more difficult for the science of history to make its voice heard.
Prizing Public History?
To create a public history prize is an act of advocacy and of self-assertion. It signals the value and the scale of the activity being celebrated. There has to be enough of it going on and enough people…
Why We Should all Become Public Historians
We are at a crossroads for the spread of public history and we need to consider the possibility that we could all become public historians.