What does publication mean today for historians?
Traditional Trio
- Books
- Monographs // Popular histories // biographies // Textbooks
- Journal articles
- Op-eds
Alt-Ac pathway
- Exhibits
- Documentary films
- Studies and reports
- Pedagogy standards and curricula
Digital Options
- Websites
- Self-publishing: From Blogging to Substack
- Social Media
- Podcasting
Why does peer review matter?
Types of Peer Review
- Pre-publication (From double blind to conference panels)
- Book reviews
- Library / classroom adoption
What happens when history gets political?
- See New York Times profile of the current “history wars” at the start of the nation’s 250th anniversary commemorations
- And here is a summary of an earlier phase of these “history wars” connected to APUSH standards in 2015
Wayside Markers (drafts by Sun. 4/27)
- Use CANVA (see below) and email JPG attachment to Prof. Pinsker
- Key principles for good wayside markers:
- Provide clear headline at top
- Feature high quality images with captions & credits (including layered images where possible)
- Keep main text very concise (no more than 250 words total)
- Aim for simplicity and balance in design
- Provide website link (or QR code) across bottom for more information
- Remember to export as PDF and upload to your Weebly site
- Creating a wayside marker is like creating a poster and can be accomplished with many different types of platforms, including Canva, GIMP, Photoshop and even most word processing programs (like MS Word).
Dickinson & Slavery model wayside marker:
Model panel with layered images:
