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    Jill Ker Conway grew up in an oscillating household, experiencing economic failure, personal tragedy, social isolation, and eventual financial success. A gifted student, Conway eventually fled Australia, citing psychological distress and professional stagnation. Conway’s upbringing was largely similar to a rural American girl in the middle twentieth century. Facing social limitations, economic hardship, and controlling parents, Conway received similar autonomy to female Americans. However, her experience differed from the American because she experienced British expectations and religious ambiguity. Though Conway’s Australia placed restrictions on her progress, she too sharply criticizes her homeland. Blessed with a privileged upbringing, exceptional…

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    “Objectivity Question” Among Historians A plaguing question for modern historians, distancing oneself from the source material and becoming “objective” in a subjective world has been a struggle for decades now. While many historians, try as they might, attempt to provide a well-rounded, even-handed account of history through their eyes albeit in the proper historical context, those such as Peter Novick believe many of their efforts to have been in vain. Historian Peter Novick tackles the…

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    Have you ever wondered how the information in your textbooks get there? Have you ever wondered why new historical studies are being researched each day? That is all thanks to Historians! Historians are people who spend their whole life studying, writing, and teaching about history. Historians require many special skills, education, and are very important in everyday life. Though there are tons of types of Historians, from teachers to museum workers, they all require the same skills.…

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    It’s the traditional responsibility of the historian to separate themselves from the public. Their role is to provide the masses with facts and theories. After all, there is the sanctity of neutrality we must uphold. I understood and embraced this position prior to reading Zinn. But my view was changed by his book. “[T]he real choice is not between shaping the world or not, but between doing it willingly or unconsciously” he writes. As a historian, we can either maintain the status quo by…

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    William Stubbs had transformed the study of history to a continuous and research driven university discipline. It is important to note that the study of history was not created by Stubbs as it was present for centuries. However through Stubbs’s work the subject of history began to have an impact for academic studies and future historians. The legacy of Stubbs can be seen through the introduction of the Constitution History of England. Stubbs’s articulates a warning to his audience before reading…

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    In Past Imperfect: Facts, Fictions, Fraud—American History from Bancroft and Parkman to Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin, Peter Charles Hoffer, a professor of history at the University of Georgia and former member of the American Historical Association 's Professional Division, discusses the issue of professional and ethical misconduct in the field of history. Hoffer analyzes the four cases of Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin, and notes that developments within the field of history…

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    Intervention in the existing historiography is essential for historians to contribute new research while addressing the methodological differences throughout the field. To do so, historians use a combination of both methodological and historiographical approaches. These approaches become the key to unlocking new ideas, challenging previous paradigms, and expanding research. Historians Mark Wilson and Ella Fratantuono provide two case studies to analyze, that subsequently reveal how historians…

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    Historical Field Essay

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    Harry Elmer Barnes, a prominent war historian who wrote during the 20th century from the perspective of the Germans,viewed the war from a different perspective than the one that was already being perceived. Yet where other historians had come to the conclusion that the war was started by the Germans and that the Holocaust was a definitive fact. He stated that “Truth is always the first war casualty. The emotional disturbances and distortions in historical writing are greatest in wartime.”…

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    American Historian and Author Dr. Brion McClanahan examines the U.S. Constitution, using documents written by the founding fathers, to explain the intent and interpretations under which the constitution was formed. The book, The Founding Fathers’ Guide to the Constitution, discusses each Article and Clause, using details from the records of the constitutional convention at Philadelphia, The Federalist Essays, private notes from attending delegates, State ratifying conventions, and essays…

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    American Author Project: Elizabeth Kostova Although there were many people who tried to re-create Bram Stoker’s Dracula, only Elizabeth Kostova was able to really capture the true essence – albeit 113 years after the original was written in the first place. Even though nobody can compare to the Bram Stoker original, Elizabeth Kostova did entirely get the ideas written down in such a way that it was easy to tell she paid attention to the tiniest of details. Elizabeth Kostova is important to…

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