Library Orientation
Hi guys, sorry I’ve been MIA. Here now though!! Last week my class attended a meeting with Professor Sleeper and a reference librarian. It was really helpful! Steven suggested that we create a key word cloud for our topics when…
Topic: Western Imperialism (exemplified by the apogee of the British Empire) and the Classical Tradition
My thesis is yet decided, but so far I’ve found great support for the inherent link between 19th-century British politicians and scholars who viewed the status of the British Empire as a continuation of the legacy left from early Greece, particularly…
Week 6: Citing and Actively Reading Historical Sources
Howdy! Now that we all have had our library orientation and a topic to study, it is time to start reading your sources. Part of being a historian is reading, but not the leisurely reading of J.K Rowling’s magisterial…
My Topic: The Chinese Cultural Revolution
China, today one of the world’s most powerful industrialized nations, was a chaotic society in the mid-20th century. The leadership decisions of Mao Zedong and his associates allowed for millions of killings by anti-reactionary Red Guards. The Cultural Revolution was among…
Primary Source Perspectives: Eating Dog
I read Jeremiah Greenman’s perspective on his role as a soldier in the American revolution. He ate a dog that he murdered and left five of his sick, and unable to march, fellow soldiers, in the woods to die in…
Clarification on Research Meeting
Hi All, I just wanted to clarify that the meeting scheduled on February 23rd at San Elijo is for Professor Bond and Lane’s classes. Prof. Bond
Choosing a Topic and Narrowing it Down
I found that the reading for this week, “Choosing a Topic” by the University of British Columbia, brought up some very good points. Particularly, the comment that “effective academic writing is not an innate skill or ability” I find to be important…
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