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CPH Event Calendar
A combination of CPH Lecture Series events, Research Colloquiums, and other CPH sponsored
events
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Houston History Magazine Launch: Houston: Where the Local is Global
Save the date for February 26th at 5:30pm!
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A talk with Dr. Maria Cotera about her new book: Fleshing the Archive An Intimate
Genealogy of Chicana Knowledge Praxis.
Save the date for February 25th at 2:00pm!
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A talk with Dr. Judy Tzu-Chun Wu
(COMING SOON) Save the date for April 30th!
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Houston High School Football During Segregation and the Turkey Day Classic
Watch the panel discussion on the history of the Turkey Day Classic football rivalry
between Phillis Wheatley High School and Jack Yates High School during the era of
segregation, from 1942 to 1966!
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Sharing Stories from 1977 Project Launches Inaugural Editorial Board Fellowship
In September 2025, the Sharing Stories project will launch its inaugural Editorial
Board. The members will hold a one-year term through July 2026.
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Houston History Magazine Launch: 1977 National Women's Conference
Come celebrate the launch of the newest issue of Houston History magazine on August
26th, Women's Equality Day, at the Heritage Society!
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A talk with Dr. Maria Cotera about her new book: Fleshing the Archive An Intimate
Genealogy of Chicana Knowledge Praxis.
Save the date for February 25th at 2:00pm!
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A talk with Dr. Judy Tzu-Chun Wu
(COMING SOON) Save the date for April 30th!
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New Episode: Building Belonging in the Archive: USLDH
One of the recent episodes of the Center for Public History’s Public Historians at
Work features the directors, program managers, and interns who work for Arte Público
Press’ Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Program (“Recovery”) and their
US Latino Digital Humanities Center (USLDH).
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Now Streaming: Spreading the Bible in Public Schools
Earlier this semester, Dr. Mark A. Chancey, professor at Southern Methodist University,
gave a talk on religion in Texas' Bluebonnet Learning Curriculum. Now available to
watch online, CPH invites you to revisit Dr. Chancey's wonderful talk.
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Now Streaming: 40th Anniversary Keynote Address
Last semester CPH celebrated its 40th anniversary with two panel discussions and a
keynote address from Dr. Denise Meringolo, the President of the National Council on
Public History. Now available to watch online, CPH invites you to revisit this wonderful
talk.
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Celebrating the 2024 Summer Internship in Public History and Digital Humanities
This past summer, 18 undergraduates from across the UH campus participated in the
Summer Internship in Public History and Digital Humanities (SIPHDH).
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New Episode: Discovering Power in the Past: The Algorithms and Power Systems Architecture
Project
Now available! In the newest episode of the Center for Public History's podcast Public Historians at Work, research historian Dr. Julie Cohn and electrical engineers Drs. Daniel Molzahn and
Sairaj Dhople discussed their project on the history of "electrifying."
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Data + Feminism = Equality?
Now Available! Watch the virtual panel on the intersection of data science and feminism,
hosted on Women's Equality Day to celebrate the Sharing Stories from 1977's project
launch of their new webpage "Researching the NWC!"
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From the CPH Archives: Cultivating Public Memory during Disease and Disaster: Richard
Mizelle
Watch Dr. Richard Mizelle discuss with Dr. Wes Jackson his book Backwater Blues: the 1927 Mississippi River Flood in the African American Imagination and the relationship of past and ongoing health crises.
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From the CPH Archives: When the Lights (and Heat) went out in Texas: The Texas Blackout
in Historical Context
Watch panelists Dr. Martin Melosi, Dr. Julia A. Cohn, and Dr. David E. Nye discuss
the history of blackouts in Texas, following winter storm Uri in February of 2022.
They also discuss the causes and consequences of said blackouts.
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From the CPH Archives: Three Feathers - Storytelling and Restorative Justice in Northern
Indigenous Communities
Watch director Carla Ulrich and the film team discuss the making of Three Feathers, a story of restorative justice and a celebration of the natural beauty of the indigenous
communities in Canada's northern territories!
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Debbie Harwell's Award-winning Book lands Powerful Theatrical Adaptation
In a riveting convergence of history and the arts, Debbie Harwell’s acclaimed book,
“Wednesdays in Mississippi: Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change, Freedom in 1964,”
has been transformed into a compelling play by playwright Nicole Burton.
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Houston History Launch with Engines of our Ingenuity
Houston History celebrated its most recent issue, highlighting Dr. John Lienhard and Engines of Our Ingenuity.
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UH Historians Team up with Engineers to Understand the Future of the Power Grid
The interdisciplinary, multi-university collaboration will use oral histories to help
shed light on the development of the North American power grid.
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Public Historians at Work Season 2
The second season of Public Historians at Work is complete! Listen in to this podcast
for discussions about health care, medicine, and accessibility and how public history
can bring these subjects to the public.
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Watch Dr. Tey M. Nunn's Talk on Women's History at the Smithsonian!
Kicking off Women's History Month, the Sharing Stories from 1977 project hosted Dr.
Tey M. Nunn from the Smithsonian to discuss the Women's History initiative!
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Accessing Disability History
Listen to the final episode of season 2 as Dr. Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne talk
about their public exhibit featuring the 504 Sit-In and its numerous features that
allow for greater accessibility.
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Valuing Emotion around HIV/AIDS
Episode five is now available! Featuring a conversation with Dr. Stephen Vider about
the importance of capturing feeling when doing public history and emphasizing the
ethical responsibility to honor people's bodily and emotional responses to history.
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Archiving Cancer Care at MD Anderson
This episode features a conversation with Javier Garza, Senior Library Analyst and
Archivist at MD Anderson Cancer Center's Historical Resources Center about the role
of archivists in the world of medicine.
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CPH Director Contributes to Ultra Podcast
Dr. Nancy Beck Young contributes to Rachel Maddow's podcast, Ultra.
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Class Public History Student Recovers Latinx History as Smithsonian Predoc
Dr. Allison Sáenz, prior to graduating from UH, served as a Latino Museum Studies
Program predoctoral fellow for the National Museum of American History (NMAH) and
the National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) in Washington D.C.
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Public Historians at Work Podcast: Amplifying History in Healthcare
This episode of Public Historians at Work features a conversation with Dr. Ronit Stahl
about America's healthcare system and how viewing our modern institutions ans systems
through the lens of history can help to make sense of the present.
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Season 2 Podcast kicks off with Dr. Merlin Chowkwanyun, "Making Big Data Talk for
Public Health"
Listen to Dr. Josiah Rector and Dr. Merlin Chowkwanyun talk collaboration between
big data and the humanities, "Toxic Docs," and finding a seat at the table of public
health discussions.
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Dr. Julie Cohn on the "Green" Transformations to the Power Grid
In a recent article published by the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Julie Cohn
-research historian in the Center for Public History- describes the many challenges
presented when transferring from traditional grid energy to green energy.
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Dr. Debbie Harwell and Dr. Todd Romero talk with Fox 26 News about Resilient Houston
Project
On the five year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, Dr. Debbie Harwell and Dr. Todd
Romero spoke with Ahmed Sharma about the importance of collecting oral histories from
those effected by Hurricane Harvey.
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Dr. Todd Romero Featured on Houston Matters
Listen in as Dr. Todd Romero speaks with Houston Matters on the five year anniversary
of Hurricane Harvey about Houston storm readiness and how the Resilient Houston project
shows the impact of storms on Houstonians.
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Celebrating 100 Years, HPM Collaboration
CPH, Houston Public Media, and the UH Libraries are celebrating the articles, videos,
and student research for the 100 Years project, made possible by Carey C. Shuart.
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Coins are key to the Ancient Mediterranean World
CPH affiliate faculty member, Dr. Kristina Neumann receives review from Bryn Mawr
Classical Review for her book, Antioch in Syria: a history from coins (300 BCE-450
CE).
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Zarnow Contributes 'Honest Reflection' of Trump's Complicated History with Feminist
Activism
CPH affiliate faculty member Zarnow was asked to provide insight and perspective in
the first draft of an overview of Trump's presidency, assessing how women experience
the Trump years and their influence within his White House.
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Public History Student, Jovan Slaughter, wins Media and Moving Image Prize
Former CPH Instructional Assistant, Jovan Slaughter, won a UH Media and Moving Image
prize for his podcast episode, "Feeding the Third Ward."
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Former History PHD Student, Caitlyn Jones received TSHA Fellowship
Congratulations to Caitlyn Jones on her Research Fellowship in Texas History!
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New Book Publication, Dr. Kristina Neumann
Congratulations to CPH Steering Committee member, Dr. Kristina Neumann on her new
book publication with Cambridge University Press!
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Drs. Nancy Beck Young and Leandra Zarnow Secure NEH Grant
Congratulations to Drs. Nancy Beck Young and Leandra Zarnow on their NEH grant! Their
grant project, "Sharing Stories from 1977: Putting the National Women's Conference
on the Map," will be run through the UH Center for Public History.
