Neville Morley (Bristol): History as Political Therapy. Professions and publics: James Herbert on three views of doing history. History without end: Stuart Whatley on reading purpose back into time. Ben Alpers on how the past may not be as usable as we once thought. Why is the study of history so peculiar? Axel Kristinsson investigates. Daniel Johnson on the decline and fall of the history men: Historical awareness is no longer seen as the cornerstone of a good education — we are falling victim to cultural amnesia. Scott K. Taylor on historians and the problem of miracles: Historians, like most academics, are a secular lot — is this a bias that prevents a deeper understanding of religious history? Dan Allosso on the temptation of historical fiction. If you believe what David Barton says about the founding of this country, than you are either a mark or a fool, but probably both. Robert Paul Wolff on how to do history (and part 2). Larry Cebula writes an open letter to the historians of the 22nd century: Sorry for all the stuff. Simon Schama is a man always making history. MacArthur “genius” Robin Fleming on using archaeology to write history, wants historians to stop being afraid of science. Tim Lacy on going meta on historical thinking. This is what happens when historians overuse the idea of the network. The newly translated The Allure of the Archives ponders and celebrates archival research — Scott McLemee thinks it's a classic. You can download Whose History? Engaging History Students through Historical Fiction by Grant Rodwell.
