Advocating for History: A Workshop on Steps and Strategies to Support the Discipline

AHA Session 139
Friday, January 5, 2024: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Yosemite A (Hilton Union Square, Ballroom)
Chair:
Brendan J. Gillis, American Historical Association
Panel:
Beau Dickenson, Rockingham County Public Schools
Erin Greenwald, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Trinidad Gonzales, South Texas College
Chris Jones, Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Session Abstract

Since 2020, history education has emerged as a flashpoint in partisan culture wars. Drawing on lessons learned through public engagement, this workshop will foster conversations about how and why to advocate for our discipline, providing practical suggestions and modeling an approach grounded in democratic participation, collaboration, and professionalism.
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