Making History Podcast

Discussing the craft of Making History

Episodes

MHP: Past Tense with David Blight

April 28, 2012 • 103 mins

This episode of the Making History podcast was recorded at the Past Tense seminar with historian David Blight, in the fall of 2010.

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MHP: Past Tense with Adam Arenson, Part 2

January 24, 2012 • 43 mins

This is a recording of the Past Tense seminar, "This is Not How My Book Starts: Looking Back at Writing and Framing" given by Adam Arenson at the Huntington Library on October 28, 2011. For more information about upcoming Past Tense lectures, see http://past-tense.org

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MHP: Past Tense with Adam Arenson, part 1

January 20, 2012 • 52 mins

This is a recording of the Past Tense seminar, "This is Not How My Book Starts: Looking Back at Writing and Framing" given by Adam Arenson at the Huntington Library on October 28, 2011. The episode begins with him reading from a pre-circulated paper and then segues into the seminar discussion. For more information about upcoming Past Tense lectures, see http://past-tense.org

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MHP: Miriam Pawel at Past Tense

October 11, 2011 • 69 mins

Audio recording of journalist Miriam Pawel (author of The Union of Their Dreams) at the Huntington Library's "Past Tense" seminar.

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MHP: Amanda French, THATCamp Coordinator

October 29, 2010 • 20 mins

This episode is an interview with Amanda French, THATCamp Coordinator for the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Those of you in Southern California might want to consider attending THATCampSoCal on Jan 11-12 at Chapman University.

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MHP & CBP: The Challenge of Writing abt a Fast-Changing China: Notes from the Borderland Between Scholarship & Journalism

May 3, 2010 • 82 mins

A conversation with Jeff Wasserstrom and Mara Hvistendahl

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MHP & CBP: Country Driving, a conversation with Peter Hessler and Ken Pomeranz

April 7, 2010 • 87 mins

This is a recording of an event that took place at UCI on Feb 16, 2010.

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PDP Podcast: Keynote with Peter Stallybrass

March 9, 2010 • 66 mins

The Keynote address at The Past's Digital Presence conference, given by Peter Stallybrass (University of Pennsylvania) on Feb. 20, 2010 at Yale University.

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PDP Podcast: Colloquium with Jacqueline Goldsby

March 3, 2010 • 86 mins

Goldsby discusses her work with "Mapping the Stacks: A Guide to Black Chicago's Hidden Archives" at Yale's "The Past's Digital Presence" conference on Feb 19, 2010. The URL for her project: http://mts.lib.uchicago.edu/

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PDP Podcast: Roundtable

February 23, 2010 • 91 mins

This Rountable discussion from Yale's Past's Digital Presence conference features these scholars: Willard McCarty, King’s College London (12.15) Rolena Adorno, Yale University (21.30) Edward Ayers, University of Richmond (37.45) George Miles, Yale University (47.15) The Q&A begins at (57:45)

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PDP Podcast: Rachael Sullivan

February 17, 2010 • 11 mins

This is a brief interview with Rachael Sullivan, a presenter at The Past's Digital Presence Conference.

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PDP Podcast: Laila Shereen Sakr

February 16, 2010 • 15 mins

This is an interview with Laila Shereen Sakr, a presenter at "The Past's Digital Presence" conference.

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PDP Podcast: Lauren Klein

February 15, 2010 • 14 mins

This is a brief interview with Lauren Klein about her presentation for The Past's Digital Presence conference.

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MHP Episode 8: Paul Longmore

December 24, 2008 • 50 mins

Discussing the emerging field of disability history.

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MHP Episode 7: John Demos

June 3, 2008 • 40 mins

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MHP Episode 6, Part1: Patricia Limerick

March 26, 2008 • 15 mins

Patty reads from her essay "Dancing with Professors," which challenges historians to write more accessible prose.

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MHP Episode 5: Rachel Sarah OToole

March 5, 2008 • 46 mins

Rachel offers strategies for garnering research funds.

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MHP Episode 1: Using Technology

February 9, 2008 • 34 mins

Discussing technological tools for historians

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MHP Episode 2, part 1: Martha Hodes

February 9, 2008 • 20 mins

Listen to author Martha Hodes read from her latest book and discuss historical writing.

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MHP Episode 2, part 2: Martha Hodes

February 9, 2008 • 29 mins

Q&A with historian Martha Hodes

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