Comments on: Critical Distance I: On Theory http://www.positiveliberty.com/2006/06/critical-distance-i-on-theory.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:45:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Positive Liberty » Blog Archive » Critical Distance III: The Dismal Science http://www.positiveliberty.com/2006/06/critical-distance-i-on-theory.html#comment-116770 Positive Liberty » Blog Archive » Critical Distance III: The Dismal Science Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:10:32 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=1509#comment-116770 [...] This is the third in my series of posts reconsidering various aspects of academic history. The first dealt with theory; the second looked at historiography. This one is about the so-called job market. [...] [...] This is the third in my series of posts reconsidering various aspects of academic history. The first dealt with theory; the second looked at historiography. This one is about the so-called job market. [...]

]]> By: Positive Liberty » Blog Archive » Critical Distance II: Not This, Not That http://www.positiveliberty.com/2006/06/critical-distance-i-on-theory.html#comment-110036 Positive Liberty » Blog Archive » Critical Distance II: Not This, Not That Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:11:35 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=1509#comment-110036 [...] This is the second in a series of critical reconsiderations on academic history. Below the fold I will outline an approach to historiography. I don’t expect readers to find it any more interesting than my previous post, which attracted little attention. [...] [...] This is the second in a series of critical reconsiderations on academic history. Below the fold I will outline an approach to historiography. I don’t expect readers to find it any more interesting than my previous post, which attracted little attention. [...]

]]> By: Scof http://www.positiveliberty.com/2006/06/critical-distance-i-on-theory.html#comment-76600 Scof Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:53:40 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=1509#comment-76600 Very interesting, that Salon article is good as well. Very interesting, that Salon article is good as well.

]]> By: Marcela http://www.positiveliberty.com/2006/06/critical-distance-i-on-theory.html#comment-73381 Marcela Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:36:49 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=1509#comment-73381 Hey you. Sorry about the discouraging news. Someone was just having a discussion about how the academic job market was picking up, but when I brought up the fact that my history PhD friends were having so much trouble with the job market, he admitted that it was not the case for all fields and that in particular there was an extreme oversupply of European history PhDs. He mentioned one European history job opening at some obscure university in Florida where the final candidate was a Harvard person with three or four book titles. So hope you don´t think it´s you because you´re one of the most brilliant people I know. I´m sure you could apply your extensive knowledge to some other field with great results. I´m falling in love with academia again myself thanks to the nourishing of my advisors though I´ll probably face my own challenges as a female and expat. Hey you. Sorry about the discouraging news. Someone was just having a discussion about how the academic job market was picking up, but when I brought up the fact that my history PhD friends were having so much trouble with the job market, he admitted that it was not the case for all fields and that in particular there was an extreme oversupply of European history PhDs. He mentioned one European history job opening at some obscure university in Florida where the final candidate was a Harvard person with three or four book titles. So hope you don´t think it´s you because you´re one of the most brilliant people I know. I´m sure you could apply your extensive knowledge to some other field with great results. I´m falling in love with academia again myself thanks to the nourishing of my advisors though I´ll probably face my own challenges as a female and expat.

]]> By: Jason Kuznicki http://www.positiveliberty.com/2006/06/critical-distance-i-on-theory.html#comment-73343 Jason Kuznicki Sat, 01 Jul 2006 02:55:36 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=1509#comment-73343 I think plenty of historians are aware of these things -- indeed, a lot of what I complain about represents an extreme. There are many, many <em>very</em> competent and well-versed historians out there. But there are a lot of theory hounds, too, and the state of archival indexing and copiling of primary sources really is about how I describe it. To answer your question another way, I wouldn't have written this if I thought it was hopeless. I think plenty of historians are aware of these things — indeed, a lot of what I complain about represents an extreme. There are many, many very competent and well-versed historians out there. But there are a lot of theory hounds, too, and the state of archival indexing and copiling of primary sources really is about how I describe it.

To answer your question another way, I wouldn’t have written this if I thought it was hopeless.

]]> By: SF Bay http://www.positiveliberty.com/2006/06/critical-distance-i-on-theory.html#comment-73330 SF Bay Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:27:36 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/?p=1509#comment-73330 You've done a very good job of describing the state of affairs in academia in general and historians (of whatever color) specifically. The question is; does anyone in the field know or care to know the realities as they exist? Or are they so wrapped up in their little bubbles that they can't see reality for what it is? You’ve done a very good job of describing the state of affairs in academia in general and historians (of whatever color) specifically. The question is; does anyone in the field know or care to know the realities as they exist? Or are they so wrapped up in their little bubbles that they can’t see reality for what it is?

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