“In a distracted world where even undergraduates at top universities are increasingly challenged to read the kinds of books we have traditionally written, and at a moment when there seems to be widespread public doubt about whether to continue supporting the study of the past…what is the future of history?” (Cronon, 5) After completing the […]
September 2014
Networked Knowledge – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I found this week’s set of readings thought-provoking and at times, a bit dismaying. While I had heard about the “dangers” of living in the Internet age, I had little knowledge of the extent of the impact the Internet is having on us as living, breathing, thinking, human beings. That is, as David Weinberger expertly acknowledges(…)
Networked Knowledge – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I found this week’s set of readings thought-provoking and at times, a bit dismaying. While I had heard about the “dangers” of living in the Internet age, I had little knowledge of the extent of the impact the Internet is having on us as living, breathing, thinking, human beings. That is, as David Weinberger expertly acknowledges(…)
Droppin’ Some Knowledge on Knowledge. Ohhhh Snap!
Sorry this is sort of a novel, but I really enjoyed this week’s readings and had a bit of fun with them. Let’s be honest for a second. Our job is awesome. Seriously. Consult this if you think I’m lying. Continue reading →
On Compromised Sources and Knowing Nothing
As week two of grad school gets fully underway, I definitely shouldn’t be taking up time to write this. This is just for fun, though I’m not altogether sure when “fun” and “writing a blog post about history” became the … Continue reading →