How I Do History
How Christine Sloan Stoddard Does History
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In one way or another, storytelling has been at the crux of what I’ve done all my life.
How I Do History
How Kate Carpenter Does History
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“I was amazed to find that the book I wanted to read didn’t exist yet.”
How I Do History
How Lauren Lassabe Shepherd Does History
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For the next eight months, I’ll be an independent scholar with a side hustle as a fitness instructor.
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How Mary Klann Does History
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Last year was the first academic year I only taught at one institution.
How I Do History
How Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell Does History
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“I didn’t know my quirky obsession could be a job in its own right.”
How I Do History
How Jay Ridler Does History
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“I have to remind myself – I am the only one who cares if I get paid.”
How I Do History
How Sara Georgini Does History
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I learned that I like to edit in the mornings, when I’m a little less caffeinated and a lot more ruthless with the text.
How I Do History
How Canden S. Arciniega Does History
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“Why do the best ideas come while I’m driving?”
How I Do History
How Nishant Batsha Does History
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In those fleeting moments where I’m able to sit down at my desk in silence for five minutes or for two hours, I’d like to think that I’m a writer.
How I Do History
How Yael Schacher Does History
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“There aren’t many history PhDs in the policy and advocacy spaces I now circulate in, but there should be more.”
How I Do History
How Shin Yu Pai Does History
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The most rewarding part of the experience is receiving the story.
How I Do History
How Allison Horrocks Does History
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“. . . if a wide brimmed Stetson gets us going, I’m content to start there.”
How I Do History
How Steven D. Booth Does History
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“Archival work involves building relationships.”
How I Do History
How Hope Williard Does History
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It was surprising how much librarianship is about people, not books.
How I Do History
How Karma Palzom-Pasha Does History
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This scholar’s upbringing in a Tibetan refugee camp shaped her interest in history.
How I Do History
How Hayley Noble Does History
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Working at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, you do a little of everything.
How I Do History
How Aimee Loiselle Does History
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An unexpected job opportunity launched seven years of adjunct teaching and rekindled Aimee Loiselle’s interest in scholarly history.
How I Do History
How Spencer McBride Does History
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“To see scholars use the papers in their own research to produce groundbreaking history is something we celebrate.”
How I Do History
How Naomi Rendina Does History
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“I wrote my entire dissertation between the hours of 10 PM and 3 AM.”
How I Do History
How Chris Deutsch Does History
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“No one listens unless we tell a good story, so we try to tell good stories.”
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How Camille Bethune-Brown Does History
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A chance internship helped Camille Bethune-Brown find her career.
How I Do History
How Kate Shuster Does History
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Through her work at SPLC, Kate Shuster helps educators teach hard histories.
Archives & Museums
How Jennifer Garcon Does History
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“There’s so much experimentation and innovation happening in libraries” and Jennifer Garcon is right in the thick of it.
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How Anny Gaul Does History
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“What does a postdoc do?” That’s something Anny Gaul has been figuring out all year.
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How Priya Chhaya Does History
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Even after 13 years working at the National Trust for Historical Preservation, “there isn’t really a typical day of work for me.”
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How Nick Hurley Does History
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The second in a series on how historians—especially contingent historians and those employed outside of tenure-track academia—do the work of history.
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How Kelsey Utne Does History
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This is the first in a new series on how historians—especially contingent historians and those employed outside of tenure-track academia—do the work of history.