Historical Knowledge and Public History

Speaker(s): 
Chair: Paul Lay (Editor, History Today); Speakers: Jo Fox (IHR), Paul Lay (History Today), Helen Castor, David Olusoga, and Anna Whitelock.
Date: 
22 June 2018

A panel of historians and media figures discuss how the opening up of history to a wider audience places special demands on those communicating the past. What are the factors that shape how history is presented in museums, in the media and online; and who gets to write and present it?

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