George and Ann RichardsCivil War Era Center

On Thursday, February 16th, editors of the Washington Post‘s Made by History series Brian Rosenwald, Scholar in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, and Kathryn Cramer Brownell, Associate Professor, Purdue University, will join us for a hybrid workshop. This session will dig into why to write for the public — and how to do it. It will cover everything from the benefits of writing for the public to how to write various types of op-eds, to how to pitch editors and how to publicize your work both within and outside of the academy. This session will address the differences stylistically between academic and public writing and how to adapt to the new form, the benefits and downsides to social media, citations, and other elements of public scholarship as well. This event is open to Richards Center affiliated graduate students, pre-docs, post-docs, and faculty.