tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post111324311387424839..comments2023-09-08T08:14:24.489-06:00Comments on Queen of West Procrastination: Becoming a HistorianQueen of West Procrastinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-1113328014345744232005-04-12T11:46:00.000-06:002005-04-12T11:46:00.000-06:00So, JCQ, what you're saying is that you're only a ...So, JCQ, what you're saying is that you're only a "historian" when you do work outside of class, such as when you're paid to do history-related work? I'm not sure I agree with that; that definition is very employment-centred, which is fairly blurry when you're a student for so long (as you acknowledged). I guess I define "historian" by your mentality toward the work, and how you see yourself. In a seminar with my History 110 students, as we were approaching some controversial primary source material, I informed them that, during this class, they were the historians and they were providing the interpretations. And, in that limited space, they were, I think.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-1113280425856639082005-04-11T22:33:00.000-06:002005-04-11T22:33:00.000-06:00I think you become a historian when you start doin...I think you become a historian when you start doing any sort of work in your field that is not directly related to getting a degree. That makes it really dumb because people with Masters' who work for, say, the government are "historians" but Ph.D. students aren't?Fishstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892233389789193163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-1113261347213526282005-04-11T17:15:00.000-06:002005-04-11T17:15:00.000-06:00Mary hearts history.Mary hearts history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com