...We have questions and if we're going to answer them, we have to do it with the sources that we have. "
From my lecture "The Two Things About History"
"What’s something that’s a banal observation in your field, but which really blows students’ minds the 1st time they encounter it?"
Another one, that *still* blows my mind: no matter how powerful the emperor/dictator, there is still politics.
and
Historical periods don't exist: they are stories we create to make meaning, and frequently change our minds about.
Also, we don't care about calendar decades/centuries.
Quick pedagogical question: Anyone used Gilderhus's "History and Historians" in the last few years? I haven't used it since 20 years ago, and wondering if the updated chapters are credible, if his approach stands up?
This is an intro #historiography
course, if it helps...
"GenAI’s performance as a historian: its outputs consistently exclude the possibility of gaps, silences or ambiguities in knowledge of the past, always presenting a seamless and confident account. ...no qualifications, no hedging of bets, no acknowledgement of uncertainty or of different, equally plausible interpretations."
"...I have my own theories about what parts of our current lives will age poorly; I'm sure you can come up with your own. All we can do is set a standard of contextual and careful reading, so that our perspective is fairly represented."
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There’s a killer history of technology seminar in here, I’m sure
#HistoryPedagogy
#DigitalArchive
https://ni.hil.ist/@deserter/110860029790366519
hey mechanics, and anyone who owns a car! i just learned about charm.li , a free database for vehicle service manuals. these can be hard to find / online resources are fuckoff expensive (i think AllData charges over 1k$ per year for full access, and Mitchell might be even more). it even includes parts info and dealer-set labor times! i haven't done a super deep dive but my initial look says that the database is quite comprehensive at least as far back as the late 80s
Jonathan Dresner