Posts Tagged ‘journal articles’

Writing Exercise: The Five x Five

Figuring out the best structure for your project is a vital part of the writing process.  For most academic historians, the basic structures for journal articles, masters’ theses/Ph.D. dissertations, and books are pre-determined: an introduction with a descriptive opening, a historiographical turn, and then argument-driven sections, followed by a conclusion.  For historians . . .

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4 Reasons Blogs are Great for Academia

Over the past few weeks I’ve been party to several conversations about blogging, its role in the field of history, and in academia in general. What is the point? some people ask. Why would anyone do this? Blogging invites trolls; it doesn’t help anyone get tenure; it’s a ton of work. Yes, . . .

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