This week, ending in September 17 2015:
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.
Defining "modernity": What do fellow academic historians use for defining this concept? For writing? For teaching undergraduates? How is it bandied about in graduate/professional contexts?
Do you define it using a text (Raymond Williams' Keywords, for example)? Using explication ("modernity, by which I mean XYZ")? Using examples to specify its type (X as symbol of Y-based modernity)?
Finally: Do you NOT define it, choose NOT to use it, leave it "packed," etc??
Any stabs at this are appreciated -- it'd be exhausting to answer them all, of course. Thanks!
Hey fellow historians, what can you tell me about letter/texts content analysis...? Any valid theories or methodologies around?