By Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Ed
Historians have to broaden their sense of their discipline and how, where, and why they practice it. That message was broadcast clearly at the American Historical Association’s annual conference, which ended here on Sunday. About 4,700 scholars attended the meeting. Anxiety about job prospects percolated at panels and in hallway conversations. But the meeting drew energy and optimism from two dozen digital-humanities panels, which complemented more traditional fare, and from the association’s recent push to expand what counts as respectable employment for historians.
http://chronicle.com/article/Historians-Reflect-on-Forces/130262/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
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