Category Archives: Writing Methods

Born-Digital Publishing

Posted on January 17, 2022 by briansandberg

Brown University’s Digital Publications Initiative is organizing an NEH Institute on Born-Digital Scholarly Publishing: Resources and Roadmaps in summer 2022. Professors, post-doctoral researchers, and independent scholars working in Digital Humanities may be interested in this opportunity. I have previously participated … Continue reading →

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Dissertation Writing

Posted on July 30, 2014 by briansandberg

The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a piece on dissertation writing with some simple, straightforward advice: Write! The advice piece suggests that “there is only one fail-safe method, one secret, one guaranteed trick that you need in order to … Continue reading →

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Roger Ebert and the Art of Film Reviewing

Posted on April 5, 2013 by briansandberg

Pulitzer prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert has died following a battle with cancer. Ebert was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times for more than three decades, as well as co-host of the popular television show At the Movies. Ebert … Continue reading →

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Jane Goodall Plagiarism Accusations

Posted on March 20, 2013 by briansandberg

World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall has been accused of committing plagiarism in her new book, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants. Goodall’s book apparently uses passages from various internet sites, including Wikipedia, without quotations or attribution. … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism and Patriotism

Posted on January 12, 2013 by briansandberg

This weekend, a new exhibit is opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The opening prompts a reflection on one of the founders of that museum and its former President, historian Stephen E. Ambrose. Ambrose was … Continue reading →

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Turning a Dissertation into a Book

Posted on January 10, 2012 by briansandberg

American Historical Association (AHA) conferences usually include practical sessions on professional development issues, which are intended to assist graduate students and junior faculty members in becoming productive historians.  One of the most useful of these sessions is always the panel … Continue reading →

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Shame in Academic Writing

Posted on August 4, 2011 by briansandberg

We professors and graduate students in the humanities all struggle with academic writing.  Formulating new research agendas, carrying out fieldwork, developing rigorous analysis, applying appropriate methodologies, and discerning fresh interpretations of sources is difficult enough.  And, then the writing and … Continue reading →

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