Related Fields
As its definition implies, public history is an umbrella term that can refer to a wide variety of professional and academic fields. Some of these include:
- Archival science
- Cultural Heritage Management
- Digital History
- Heritage Interpretation
- Historic Preservation
- Historical archaeology
- Museology
- Oral History
- Public humanities
In addition, a sub-field of scholarly study has developed over the past several decades which focuses on the history and theory of collective memory and history-making. This body of scholarship (typified by the winners of the National Council on Public History Book Award) may also be considered to be "public history."
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