Becoming a Historian / Penelope J. Corfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corfield, Penelope J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Vocational guidance.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 204 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : University of London Press, 2022.

Summary:

Writing history is an art and a craft. This handbook supports research students and independent scholars by showing how the historical profession works and how to participate in its vibrant community of scholars. It outlines techniques to help design large-scale research projects, demonstrates the difference between quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and provides advice on bringing projects to a positive conclusion. This friendly guide is frank about the pains and pleasures of sticking with a long-term project, and explains how to present original research to wider audiences, including the appropriate use of social media, the art of public lecturing and strategies for publication.Written by esteemed historians Penelope J. Corfield and Tim Hitchcock, Becoming a Historian debunks the myths and demystifies the systems that can make the world of research feel intimidating, and offers step-by-step advice on participating in the historical community.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

About the authors

Acknowledgements

A note on readership

Preface

Part I. Starting, assessing, organizing

1. Joining the through-time community of historians

2. Launching the research project

3. Shared monitoring of the timetable

4. Finding well-attested evidence

5. Probing sources and methodologies

6. Managing masses of data

Part II. Writing, analysing, interpreting

7. Writing as a historian

8. Doing it in public: historians and social media 9. Unblocking writer's block or, better still, non-blocking in the first place

10. Using technology creatively: digital history

11. Assessing some key research approaches

12. Troubleshooting

Part III. Presenting, completing and moving onwards

13. The art of public presentation

14. Asking and answering seminar questions

15. Chairing seminars and lectures

16. Taking the last steps to completion

17. Experiencing the viva

18. Moving on to publication and civic engagement

Part IV. Taking the long view

career outcomes

19. Academic and parallel trackways Part V. Reflecting

20. Retrospective thoughts

Select reading list

Index.

Notes:

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