Working Historians is a podcast series that showcases the work and careers of historians in a wide variety of career fields. We hope to introduce history students and the general public to the career paths available to people who study history, introduce and promote historians to students and the public, and showcase the work that historians do on a regular basis. Hosts Rob Denning and Jimmy Fennessy can be reached at workinghistorians@gmail.com.
Episodes
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Shannon Lange is the Curator for Blocks to Bricks in Schaumburg, Illinois and a recent graduate of the SNHU graduate history program with a concentration in public history. In this episode we talk about Shannon’s academic and professional careers.
This episode’s recommendations:
Blocks to Bricks: Constructing Imagination
Michael Stephenson, The Last Full Measure: How Soldiers Die in Battle (Broadway Books, 2013)
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Sara English is a graduate assistant and Vice President of Public Relations for the Graduate Student Advisory Council at Eastern Illinois University. In this episode we talk about Sara’s efforts to find out what career-related resources and opportunities exist for graduates of MA History programs.
Resources:
American Historical Association “MA in History” Community (requires AHA membership)