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Public Historians at Work
Welcome to “Public Historians at Work,” a podcast series from the Center for Public History at the University of Houston, Texas. Our vision at CPH is to ignite an understanding of our diverse pasts by collaborating with and training historically minded students, practitioners, and the public through community-driven programming and scholarship. In this podcast series, we speak with academics, writers, artists, and community members about what it means to do history and humanities work for and with the public. Check us out at www.uh.edu/CLASS/cph or find us on social media @UHCPHistory. Executive Producer: Dr. Kristina Neumann (kmneuma2@central.uh.edu)
Public Historians at Work
Publishing Under-told Stories of Houston: Debbie Harwell
There are many ways to produce public history, but one of the most unique publications comes from the University of Houston. Houston History magazine is a student-written and edited publication dedicated to the under-told stories of one of the largest and most diverse metropolitan regions of the United States. Join Dr. Debbie Z. Harwell (Instructional Assistant Professor of US History, University of Houston) and PhD candidate Caitlyn Jones for their November 8, 2021, conversation about a recent issue focused on Houston’s San Jose Clinic. For one hundred years, this clinic has provided medical, dental, pharmacy, and specialty services to low-income and uninsured individuals. Dr. Harwell and Jones discuss how the magazine has captured San Jose’s legacy and then expand their conversation to the process, challenges, and joys of working with undergraduates through this public-engaged medium.
To learn more about Houston History magazine: https://uh.edu/class/ctr-public-history/projects/projects/index2.php
Read Houston History magazine online: https://houstonhistorymagazine.org/
Find out more about 100 Years of Houston: https://uh.edu/class/ctr-public-history/news/hpm-shuart-100-years.php
Support the work of Houston History: https://giving.uh.edu/publichistory/
Editing assistance of this episode provided by Dylan Allen.
The Center for Public History at the University of Houston. https://uh.edu/class/cph