This week, ending in June 5th, 2014:
Today's thread is for open discussion of:
History in the academy
Historiographical disputes, debates and rivalries
Implications of historical theory both abstractly and in application
Philosophy of history
And so on
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters like those above, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
Something I've wondered about you guys:
From start (seeing the question) to finish (posting the answer), how exactly do you write a comment in here?
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I hope this question is ok (it's about history and the academy)...
I'm finishing up a doctoral thesis on the history of Christianity (4th century). It's due at the end of the month. For those of you who've been through the "finishing up" stage of a doctoral dissertation / thesis, do you have any advice? I tend to struggle with perfectionist tendencies (though my work is certainly far from perfect!)
If more than one person needs access to a historical artifact is it a first come first serve thing or isi it decided on the status of the person asking and/or the research it would be used for?
Sorry that this is a little late... I was busy painting! I was trying to cite one of Arshile Gorky's quotes about Surrealist automatism in a research paper, but I couldn't find the source... Is there some sort of MLA rule about this? Would I still need a footnote?
I guess, what I'm trying to ask is: "How do you cite a well-known quote in MLA style?"
Thanks.