The term “public history” entered my vocabulary only after I moved to the United States, where it designates a well-defined professional field. In Latin America, by contrast, similar practices have long existed without requiring a defined institutional/formal designation. Communities have always engaged in the making and sharing of history through oral traditions, local museums, memory collectives, and […] The post Long Before the Field: Community, Memory, and the Making of Public His...| Not Even Past
We are excited to announce the upcoming History Beyond Academia series, curated by Associate Editor Raquel Torua Padilla. This series explores how history reaches people outside universities, showing how it is transmitted, shared, and sustained through public projects, community initiatives, and oral traditions. Contributors will reflect on a range of projects and practices that reveal […] The post History Beyond Academia: Series Announcement appeared first on Not Even Past.| Not Even Past