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 May 2013
History Carnival 121 hosted by Michael Hattem at The Junto.
Think of it as The Junto's "The Week in Early American History" but for a whole month and not limited to early American history.
Next 1 June 2013
History Carnival 122 to be hosted by Miranda Nesler at Performing Humanity.
Future Editions RSS
1 June 2013: Performing Humanity
1 July 2013: The History Press Blog
Hosts needed! See information below and please contact the co-ordinator if interested.
Recent Editions RSS
1 May 2013: HC 121 hosted by Michael Hattem at The Junto
1 April 2013: HC 120 hosted by Debs Wiles at Got Soil?
1 March 2013: HC 119 hosted by Andrew Devenney at andrewdevenney.net
1 February 2013: HC 118 hosted by Sally Osborn at Travels and travails in 18th-century England
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. Hosts certainly do not have to be academic historians, but do need to have some knowledge of the field, preferably through personal experience of historical research and writing. Pseudonymous bloggers are welcome.
Hosting does require 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 based on facts and evidence.
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 Writing that engages with the past to discuss present issues should include significant historical content and analysis.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
Nominated posts should have been published since the most recent Carnival edition (or shortly before).
The normal channel is to send an email to the host using 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 Carnival20 May 2013
The next History Carnival is on 1 June at Performing Humanity.
Please nominate your favourite history blogging during the last month using the form here.
Posted: May History Carnival1 May 2013
The latest History Carnival is up at the Junto Blog. Enjoy!
CFP: History Carnival19 April 2013
CFP: Carnivalesque12 April 2013
The next Carnivalesque will be at the many-headed monster on 27 April.
Send nominations for the best blogging on everything pre-modern in the last couple of months via the form.