As a field concerned with making historical evidence both available and accessible, documentary editing has long been understood to be closely related to public history. Many documentary editing projects, furthermore, reflect the concerns about social justice that animate much public history practice. Organized by the Association for Documentary Editing, this round table approaches “Holding the Line,” the theme of the 2027 conference of the National Council on Public History (St. Louis, MO, April 21-24, 2027), by examining the publication of historical documents as a type of resistance. We invite participation by projects that demonstrate ways the recovery and transmission of documentary evidence can challenge dominant narratives, confront injustice, and diversify the material on which we construct the past.
If you are interested in being part of this conversation, send the following to Clayton McCarl, clayton.mccarl@unf.edu, by June 1:
1. Your name, title, and institutional affiliation, as appropriate
2. A description of 3-4 sentences of the project you would like to discuss, explaining how you believe it represents a type of resistance
3. A bio of 3-4 sentences
