Historical Writing Workshop: Research Questions

We’re very excited to announce a new series of partnered events between the Digital History Lab, History Undergrad Association, and the Graduate History Society! Scheduled to take place over the course of the academic year, these events will focus on historical writing and research in a variety of forms. They are meant to be opportunities for undergraduate and graduate history students to come together, learn and teach one another, and hone our skills as scholars!

Our first workshop will take place this Thursday, October 12^th at 5 p.m. in PMH 569. We’ll be talking about how to develop a research question in the broadest sense: how do you go from topic to research to question? What kinds of questions can we answer using the tools of historians? How do you narrow a broad idea down in a way that provides enough space to work but is answerable in the space allotted?

We hope this workshop will be especially useful for students in 398 and honors research seminars, though any students currently responsible for writing undergraduate history papers or graduate students in 900 or 901 may find it useful! All students in history classes are welcome to join, though majors and minors are especially encouraged to attend. There will, as always, be snacks.

The DHL, HUA, and GHS Partnership Team