Public History. Moving towards maturity? Challenges and choices of the “Italian way”
Journal title ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA
Author/s Lorenzo Bertucelli
Online First 3/17/2025 Issue 2025/Online First
Language Italian Pages 21 P. 1-21 File size 234 KB
DOI 10.3280/IC2025-17508
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After a few years of rapid growth, Italian Public History needs to address a few fundamental issues. Firstly, it should agree on a definition of its research field. Secondly, it should broach two pressing issues: What does it mean that Public History is intended to work with the public? And what impact does this statement have on the role of historians? Both questions raise the matter of shared authority. Thirdly, a discussion on the reasons why it makes sense to work with a wider audience needs to follow. Finally, a common ground between Public History practices and education/academic research should be identified. All this constitutes the path towards maturity.
Keywords: Public History, shared authority, public engagement, history, past, audience
Lorenzo Bertucelli, Public History. Verso la maturità? Scelte e sfide di una “via italiana” in "ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA" Online First/2025, pp 1-21, DOI: 10.3280/IC2025-17508