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SAYER, Faye. Public History. A Practical Guide. London, Bloomsbury, 2015. Resenha de: HARNETT, Penelope. International Journal of Historical Learning Teaching and Research, London, v.14, n.2, p.150, 2017.

What’s the point of history? In a time when the value of studying the humanities is often questioned this book provides a genuine attempt to analyse how history impacts on people’s lives. The book explains how the past connects with its public, discussing the role which interpretations play in contributing to social and cultural traditions alongside developing personal understanding. Public History is described as a dynamic undertaking involving dialogue between historians, the past and different audiences and Sayer provides detailed examples of how this occurs in different spheres.

Chapters focus on a different aspects of public history (e.g. museums, archives and heritage centres, teaching history, media history etc.) offering readers a comprehensive guide to a range of issues. The context of each chapter is explained in helpful introductions which are then followed by discussion, illustrated by specific case studies. Leia Mais