Monthly Archives: April 2010

Youth in History

Here’s some thoughts on youth in history from my oral reading notes: Stories of twentieth-century urban youth. When compared to the scholarship on the history of childhood, it is striking that most of the writings on the history of youth … Continue reading

Posted in History, My Grad School Life

Typical Misperception

I just went to a talk by a guest historian about historians’ obligation to engage in politics. The talk was straightforward. The speaker’s point was the following and she just gave a bunch of examples. Historians should engage in political … Continue reading

Posted in Academic, My Grad School Life