Is Ambrose Bierce, a k a the Broad-Gauge Gossip, really bidding farewell to the blogosphere? In a few short weeks, the pseudonymous and apparently well-connected blogger has kicked up quite a stir with his/her reports on the tenure-and promotion racket at high-profile history departments. Say it ain’t so, A.B. Don’t let a few naysayers force… Continue reading »
Archives for History Matters
Where Are the Ladies?
Do you ever get the feeling that bookers for TV news shows need to expand their rolodexes a wee bit, especially when they’re in need of historians to put the current election in a little bit o’ perspective? Why is it always Michael Beschloss, Michael Beschloss, and Michael Beschloss? And where, some of us have… Continue reading »
Page Six for Historians
Want to find out who’s in at Princeton, who’s out at “Leland Stanford Junior University“? Itching to know which history departments are imploding and which are on the rise? Ambrose Bierce has the inside scoop at the Broad-Gauge Gossip. Catch him/her now before someone decides to out the pseudonymous blogger.
Judge Releases Most of Rosenberg Testimony
So reports AHA Today, the American Historical Association’s blog (which I highly recommend checking out if you haven’t already): In a ruling issued August 26th, U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ordered the release of most of the grand jury testimony from the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and a related case against Abraham… Continue reading »
Google-Mapping Marco Polo’s Travels
…over at A Historian’s Craft. You can keep up via RSS feed. (Which reminds me–you can sign up for my feed, too.) This reminds me of the literary geospaces projects I wrote about for the Chronicle not long ago. This digital humanities stuff has legs. (Via HNN.)
