Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted

Niamh Cullen @niamhcullen.bsky.social · 29d

Another day of fascinating and thought provoking papers at @publichistoryqub.bsky.social conference on ‘public history in an age of anxieties’, incl eco-anxieties, museums + Lough Neagh, @amycking.bsky.social on
anti-fascist pedagogies, and great discussions of community histories + co-production

1 6

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · 28d

Brilliant close to a brilliant conference as UCSC’s Jasmine Alinder reflects on how traumatic and erased historical narratives can be brought to the fore in new and accessible ways in an age of anxiety

1 5

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Sep 9

Short term and casual contracts increase anxiety, reduce productivity and undermine institutional memory. Great discussion about precarity in public history with @mauricejcasey.com and Emma McAlister. Day one of ‘Public History in an Age of Anxiety’ conference

1 11

Reposted

Niamh Cullen @niamhcullen.bsky.social · Sep 9

A really strong, thought provoking start to the @publichistoryqub.bsky.social annual conference on ‘Public History in an age of Anxiety’ with @cathfletcher.bsky.social on museums and gun heritage, and Lisa Goff on the challenges of public history in Trump’s America

1 3 7

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Sep 9

Public History in an Age of Anxiety conference off to a great start as Prof Catherine Fletcher speaks on the public history of guns in an anxious age

5

Reposted

National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌈 Some stories were never meant to be hidden. But they were. We’re joining the effort to bring them into the light.
📣 “In Conversation” at Collins Barracks
🗓️ Sept 4 | 🕕 6–7PM | 🎟️ Free
With Dr. El Reid Buckley & @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social
🔗 www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

3 16 27

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Aug 29

Interested in contested or difficult public history? Fulbright-Queen's University Belfast awards now available for an MA in Public History in Belfast, Northern Ireland @ncph.bsky.social @publichistory.bsky.social @westernupubhist.bsky.social
us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/eu...

United Kingdom - Fulbright/Queen's University Belfast Award in in 'Conflict, Security and Contested Pasts'

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed for U.S. graduating seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to

us.fulbrightonline.org

3 2

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Aug 7

Well done to two graduates of the MA in Public History for their contribution to this year’s International Summer School at the University of Wrocław
centreforpublichistory.substack.com

QUB MA alumni participate in the 8th Public History International Summer School, Wrocław

Two alumni of HAPP’s MA in Public History recently had the opportunity to present their dissertations at the 8th International Public History Summer School in Poland.

centreforpublichistory.substack.com

1 2

Reposted

National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎤 In Conversation: Exploring Travelling Culture & Craft
🗓️ Aug 7 | 6–7PM 📍 Collins Barracks, Dublin
Hear from Traveller artists & curators on heritage, craft & identity.
🎟️ Free – Book via www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
#TravellerCulture #IrishCraft #Mincéirí

3 4

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Aug 4

National Museum of Ireland are hiring! www.museum.ie/en-ie/about/...

Vacancies | National Museum of Ireland

Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions

www.museum.ie

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Aug 4

centreforpublichistory.substack.com/p/chinese-we...

Chinese Welfare Association workshop at Mount Stewart

with the Centre for Public History, Queen's University Belfast

centreforpublichistory.substack.com

1

Reposted

National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · Jun 1

Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Science!
What links medieval monks, secret ink recipes & ancient cow DNA?
Learn how Scientists used X-ray technology and genetic sequencing to uncover the secrets of 1,200-year-old Irish manuscripts in Switzerland
Read more: museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
#NMIBlog #MuseumBlog

The mid-8th-century ‘Irish Gospels of St Gall’; the Evangelist Mark and the incipit/beginning of his Gospel. St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 51, pp 78–9. Photo: Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen

1 73 220

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Jun 6

www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ...

2 9

Reposted

Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · May 28

If you missed Mark McGowan's talk this week on 'Honouring Indigenous aid to Famine Ireland from Canada in 1847', co-hosted with @publichistoryqub.bsky.social, there is a recording available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHC3... #IrishHistory #CanadianHistory

Mark McGowan: Honouring Indigenous Aid for Famine Ireland from Canada, 1847

YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies

www.youtube.com

11 20

Reposted

Olwen Purdue @olwenpurdue.bsky.social · May 22

Fantastic to celebrate with this year’s @publichistoryqub.bsky.social MA students as they share the great work they’ve been doing during their 30-day internships. And thanks as always to our many amazing partners who provide these wonderful opportunities

1 3

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · May 16

Great initiative by @nmireland.bsky.social to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum! www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/W...

Mark the 10 year anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum | National Museum of Ireland

Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions

www.museum.ie

3 5

Reposted

Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · May 2

On 27 May Irish Studies will be co-hosting with @publichistoryqub.bsky.social and @irishheritagetrust.bsky.social a talk by Prof Mark McGowan on 'Honouring Indigenous Aid for Famine Ireland from Canada in 1847'. All welcome: register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mark-mcgow... @olwenpurdue.bsky.social

7 5

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · May 10

Join us on 27 May for a talk by Prof Mark McGowan, Uni of Toronto, on Indigenous aid to Ireland during the Great Famine. Cohosted with @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social and @irishheritage.bsky.social . Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mark-mcgow...

3 7

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Apr 17

Interested in how your school might engage in teaching about the Holocaust? Sign up for this free one-day workshop for teachers with the Holocaust Educational Trust, 23 April. www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

Teaching about the Holocaust in Northern Ireland

www.qub.ac.uk

1

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Apr 8

@royalhistsoc.org announces its Scouloudi Public History Grants - 4 awards of up to £1000 each royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...

1 1

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Apr 2

Join us Thursday at 4 to hear Kimberly Welch, Vanderbilt, talk about Eulalie Mandeville, her legacy and the the legal archive in Antebellum New Orleans www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

Eulalie Mandeville, Her Legacy, and the Legal Archive in Antebellum New Orleans

www.qub.ac.uk

1 1

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Apr 1

Three days left to submit your abstract. Public History in an Age of Anxiety conference, Belfast, 10-11 Sept 25. *Please repost*

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Feb 26

**Call for Papers** Public History in an Age of Anxiety CPH Annual Conference, Belfast, 2025

4 5

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Mar 28

All set for Prof Alex Lichenstein’s paper on his work with community museums to curate an anti-lynching exhibition

2

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Mar 28

Interested in an MA in Public History? Where better to study than in Belfast! Want to hear more? Sign up now to join our information webinar this Monday at 5pm BST (noon EST)
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/w...

5 14

publichistoryqub.bsky.social @publichistoryqub.bsky.social · Mar 26

‘UNMASKED: Curating a Public History Anti-lynching Exhibition’. Join us this Friday for our 4pm seminar with Prof Alex Lichenstein, Indiana University. www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

Unmasked: Curating a Public Anti-lynching Exhibition

Centre for Public History seminar with Alex Lichtenstein, Professor of History, Indiana University

www.qub.ac.uk

3 3