How to get the latest History Carnival news:
Welcome!
The History Carnival is a monthly showcase of blog writing about history, usually held on the 1st day of the month. It's hosted at a different blog each month to provide a variety of approaches and perspectives.
Latest 1 February 2016
History Carnival 153 hosted by Helen Webberley at Art and Architecture, Mainly.
the theme of this month's carnival was "the use of the visual, performing, musical and literary arts"
Next 1 April 2016
History Carnival 154 to be hosted by Lucinda Matthews-Jones at Journal of Victorian Culture Online.
Future Editions RSS
1 April 2016: Journal of Victorian Culture Online
1 May 2016: Yvonne Seale
1 September 2016: Ana Stevenson
Hosts needed!
Jun 2016 • Jul 2016 • Aug 2016 • Oct 2016 • Nov 2016 • Dec 2016
Please contact the co-ordinator if interested.
Recent Editions RSS
1 February 2016: HC 153 hosted by Helen Webberley at Art and Architecture, Mainly
1 December 2015: HC 152 hosted by Evan Smith at Hatful of History
1 November 2015: HC 151 hosted by Sharon Howard at Early Modern Notes
1 October 2015: HC 150 hosted by Lisa Smith at Sloane Letters Blog
Hosting a Carnival
The History Carnival is on the look out for hosts! If you've enjoyed reading the Carnivals, why not take a turn at hosting and help to keep them running?
To host, you must have your own blog, and you should have some familiarity with history blogs and with historical research. Hosts certainly do not have to be academic historians, and pseudonymous bloggers are very welcome.
NB: spamblogs and plagiarists are not welcome.
Hosting requires a few hours' work, sifting through nominations and compiling the carnival. (Imaginative themes are always welcomed but not compulsory.)
Carnival Nominations
History is a diverse field, and we welcome suitable nominations from anyone with something interesting to say about history, 'academic' or 'popular' - specialist topics, research, teaching, sources, debates and controversies, etc - so long as it is non-fiction, evidence-based and not plagiarised.
Posts consisting merely of links or quotes from other blogs may be considered but more substantive writing is preferred. Writing that engages with the past to discuss present issues should include significant historical content and analysis.
All nominations are vetted by the host of the edition, whose decision is final.
How to submit nominations
The Carnival's focus is on recent blogging - normally, since the latest edition. Slightly older posts may be considered if they were overlooked then.
The usual channel is to use the simple nomination form at this site. Individual hosts may provide additional options. Please ensure you include the full URL of the post you are nominating, and ideally the post title and blog name.
Recent Blog Posts
CFP: History Carnival 20 March 2016
The next History Carnival is on 1 Apr at Journal of Victorian Culture Online.
Please nominate your favourite history blogging during the last month using the form here.
History Carnival - February 2016 2 February 2016
The latest History Carnival is up at Art and Architecture, Mainly
CFP: History Carnival 19 January 2016
The next History Carnival is on 1 Feb at Art and Architecture, Mainly.
Please nominate your favourite history blogging during the last month using the form here.
History Carnival - December 2015 2 December 2015
The latest History Carnival is up at Hatful of History
CFP: History Carnival 21 November 2015
The next History Carnival is on 1 Dec at Hatful of History.
Please nominate your favourite history blogging during the last month using the form here.
History Carnival - November 2015 1 November 2015
The latest History Carnival is up at Early Modern Notes
CFP: History Carnival 16 October 2015
The next History Carnival is on 1 Nov at Early Modern Notes.
Please nominate your favourite history blogging during the last month using the form here.
History Carnival - October 2015 2 October 2015
The latest History Carnival is up at Sloane Letters Blog