Public history is a large and complex field, with boundaries, methods, and subjects that are hotly debated, and 'The Oxford Handbook of Public History' reflects these complexities. This book defines public history as a transnational field, and public history work as analytical a…
by Hamilton, Paula, Gardner, James
fromOxford Handbooks
by Hamilton, Paula, Gardner, James B.
fromOxford Handbooks
"Public history is a large and complex field, with boundaries, methods, and subjects that are hotly debated. This handbook reflects the complexities of the subject, while at the same time helping to shape it. It introduces the major debates within public history; the methods and…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction: Leaning In -- 1 Sound Studies Today: Where Are We Going? -- PART I Sound and Voice -- 2 "The World Wanderings of a Voice": Exhibiting the Cylinder Phonograph in Australasia -- 3 "Are You Sitting Comforta…
The past 20 years have witnessed a turn towards the sensuous, particularly the aural, as a viable space for critical exploration in History and other Humanities disciplines. This has been informed by a heightened awareness of the role that the senses play in shaping modern ident…