The Public History Committee 

The Public History Committee has been formed to draw together people from within and without the HA interested in History and Archaeology, particularly those from the diverse worlds of the media, museums, galleries, libraries, archives and stately homes.  It also seeks to represent the interests of those teaching history in further and higher education, and to champion the cause of History in local and regional settings and in a variety of forms from personal to national and international.

One important role of the committee is that of raising issues on which the HA might need to campaign.  In this spirit, the committee looks at matters such as the current plight of adult education in this country, concerns about cuts to library and archive services, and the need to monitor carefully the impact (good and bad) of the digital revolution on the nature of historical research. The committee would value hearing from HA members on these and other topics of concern.  We are conscious of the need to collate hard evidence of what is happening on these fronts. Please contact: simon.brown@history.org.uk