066 How Historians Find Their Research Topics (Doing History)

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 January 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

How did average, poor, and enslaved men and women live their day-to-day lives in the early United States? Today, we explore the answers to that question with Simon P. Newman, a Professor of History at the University of Glasgow and our guide for an investigation into how historians choose their research topics. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you what they know about the past and reveal how they came to their knowledge. Each episode will air on the last Tuesday of each month in 2016. This series is part of a partnership between Ben Franklin’s World and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/066 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Karen Wolf, you were the director of the
0:02.1	the Amahandro Institute.
0:03.3	Would you tell us why you were excited about the Doing History Series?
0:07.0	The Doing History Series seems to me like a natural extension of what the
0:10.6	Omaha Institute has been doing since the 1940s, that is that we sponsor
0:15.8	opportunities for scholars to talk about doing history.
0:19.5	These conversations are important because they refine someone's work. It sounds a little boring, but
0:24.4	it's not boring in the slightest to say that revision is what makes for
0:28.5	excellence. When scholars present their work and talk about their work, they refine that work and they refine
0:34.8	it and refine it and refine it.
0:36.2	And ultimately what a reader gets at the end is the result of a whole lot of conversation
0:41.1	and a whole lot of back and forth.
0:42.3	Ben Franklin's world is proud to be a part. a whole lot of back and forth.
0:43.0	Ben Franklin's world is proud to be a part of this scholarly conversation and to partner
0:47.4	with the Umahandro Institute to present doing history, a series about how historians
0:52.4	work.
0:53.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's World.
0:57.0	Podcast about Early American History with Liz Covert.
1:00.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can affect a better future.
1:06.0	Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world.
1:13.0	And now, here's your host, Liz Colart.
1:16.0	Hello and welcome to episode 66 of Ben Franklin's world.
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