Since its establishment as an academic research field in the U.S. in the late 1970s, public history has grown significantly, serving as a vital tool for examining contemporary issues, community memories, and conflicts at both scholarly and practical levels. In the 21st century, the field has become a prominent platform for “making history with the public(s)”, moving beyond the confines of academia. Despite its popularity, comprehensively defining public history without oversimplification remains challenging.

Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague), 14 - 15 October 2024

The workshop Ethnolinguistic cartography (18th–21st centuries) in comparative perspective: genre, political conflicts, memory, organised by the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences with the support of the Strategy AV21: Research programme Identities in the World of Wars and Crises, will take place on 14–15 October 2024 at the Institute of History. 

Vienna, 26 - 27 September 2024

This year's SKÖTH conference will focus on the Czech workers who came to Vienna between 1868 and 1918 and lived and worked there. The focus is deliberately on the labour force.

Depuis la fin des années 1970, les études sonores (sound studies) fleurissent dans de nombreux domaines des sciences humaines et sociales (Sterne, 2012). L’histoire n’est pas restée insensible à ce tournant sonore.