Welcome to the digital home of HIST 395-01 Intro to Public History 2017 taught by Dr. Katie Clary. This website serves a centralized collection of student works. Featured on this website will be images from the class, as well as student-written blog posts. Join in on the discussion and open your mind to what Public History has to offer. But first, allow us to explain the definition of Public History, the way we define Public History as “the historical method outside of academia: in government, private corporations, the media, historical societies, and museums, even in private practice.”. Got it? Good…please enjoy the rest of the website.
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Katie Stringer Clary, Ph.D., currently teaches history and public history at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. Since 2007, Clary has worked with museums in various capacities from docent to executive director. In her time at museums and as a graduate student in Public History she focused on museum education and inclusion, especially for people with special needs. This research culminated in her 2014 manuscript, Programming for People with Special Needs: A Guide for Museums and Historic Sites. She followed this with a chapter “Accessibility in Museum Learning” in Museum Learning, 2nd Ed. edited by Barry Lord and Brad King in 2015. Through her work, she continues to advocate for accessibility equality in museums and historic sites. Clary is also interested in the history of museums, museum administration, digital histories, and community engagement. In her spare time, she likes to camp and hike, travel, and spend time with her dog Harry Clary and cat Miss Frances.