Public Humanities Professional Development
These seminars examine the skills, practices, and questions that have long been essential to scholarship in the humanities, discuss their expansion into the public sphere, and support new thinking, projects, and research to enrich both higher education and the broader community. Seminar meetings are open to graduate students, staff, and faculty.
Past seminars have included topics ranging from writing for public audiences, producing oral histories, audio storytelling from radio to podcasts, career diversity panels, and more.
Upcoming Public Works Events
Public Works: Career Diversity Panel
To be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025
Public Works: Translating Research to Narrative Nonfiction with Aaron Robertson
To be held on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025
Public Works: Measuring Intangible Outcomes: Evaluating Humanities Projects
To be held on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
Previous Public Works Events
Public Works: Introduction to Asset Mapping with Wisconsin Humanities
(Held on Oct. 24, 2024)
Public Works: Key Approaches to Pitching Public Humanities Projects with Art History Alumni
(Held on Sept. 19, 2024)
Public Works: Building Your Personal Website with DesignLab
(Held on April 4, 2024)
Writing Cover Letters for Public Humanities Positions (Part 2)
(Held on Dec. 6, 2023)
Writing Cover Letters for Public Humanities Positions
(Held on Nov. 13, 2023)
Regini Rini: Writing for a Public Audience
(Held on Sept. 20, 2022)
Public Works: Graduate Student Community Engagement Opportunities Mixer
(Held on Oct. 9, 2024)
Public Works: Public Humanities Career Diversity Panel
(Held on March 12, 2024)
Public Works: On Writing, Vulnerability, and Creative Identity with Jenny Slate
(Held on October 12, 2023)
Troy Reeves: Oral History: What is it? And how do I do it?
(Held on Feb. 28, 2023)
Career Diversity Panel with Public Humanities Professionals
(Held on April 4, 2023)
Public Works: Audio Storytelling from Radio to Podcasts
(Held on Feb. 22, 2024)
Jason Steinhauer: How to Navigate New Media to Share Meaningful Histories
(Held on March 29, 2023)
Public Works: Audio Storytelling from Radio to Podcasts
(Held on March 30, 2023)