An AHRC-funded network bringing together historians—both within and outside the academy—who research, practice and teach in the field of public history within the United Kingdom
A collaborative project led by
Professor Julia Laite, Birkbeck, University of London
Institute for the
Public Understanding
of the Past
Raphael Samuel
History Centre
Manchester Centre
for Public History
and Heritage
Centre for
Queer History
Centre for
Public History
Public History as
New Citizen Science
Centre for
Public History
New from the Blog
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If I can’t laugh I don’t want to be part of your conference (with apologies to Emma Goldman) by Prof Julia Laite
Prof Julia Laite reflects on the WIPHN Network Conference which took place in September 2022. The What is Public History Now? conference was the first in-person event I’d helped plan after the two years of…
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‘What is public history? Am I a public historian?’ by Prof Julia Laite
Prof Julia Laite provides an introduction to her journey to public history, and the purposes of the Public History Now Network. Like so many others who are part of the What is Public History Now?…
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Conference: What is Public History Now? – Recordings
The final event in the What is Public History Now? Network brought together different public history academics, institutions, and practitioners around London and the UK. The conference was aimed at all historians-both within and outside…