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By: publishing, medievalism, and feminism « Laura Saetveit Miles

publishing, medievalism, and feminism « Laura Saetveit Miles — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:59:18 +0000

[...] Historiann Blog, March 13, 2009 : [...]

By: publishing, medievalism, and feminism « Laura Saetveit Miles

publishing, medievalism, and feminism « Laura Saetveit Miles — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:59:18 +0000

[...] Historiann Blog, March 13, 2009 : [...]

By: Jane Recommends [Links] « Hey Jane!

Jane Recommends [Links] « Hey Jane! — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:31:05 +0000

[...] the editor of the journal Gender and History, Ruth Mazo Karras. Both posts have excellent general advice on publishing in academic [...]

By: hip hip, hooray… « Pocha, Ph.D.

hip hip, hooray… « Pocha, Ph.D. — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:05:30 +0000

[...] Actually, though, I do have a serious piece of advice for new faculty — the best advice: have a large project that seriously interests you. I mean which very seriously interests you. One so fascinating that its image pursues you everywhere and you miss it after a few hours away. This will keep everything else in perspective and it will keep generating writing. All of the writing will be increasingly well informed, and since it will build on itself, it will build momentum. Do not let anyone — anyone — tell you that your interest in the topic is obsessive. Good projects are like that, and that is what it is to be a specialist, anyway. “Usually the articles that are the most successful are pieces of larger projects.” [...]

By: Further Advice to New Faculty « Professor Zero

Further Advice to New Faculty « Professor Zero — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:28:32 +0000

[...] Actually, though, I do have a serious piece of advice for new faculty — the best advice: have a large project that seriously interests you. I mean which very seriously interests you. One so fascinating that its image pursues you everywhere and you miss it after a few hours away. This will keep everything else in perspective and it will keep generating writing. All of the writing will be increasingly well informed, and since it will build on itself, it will build momentum. Do not let anyone — anyone — tell you that your interest in the topic is obsessive. Good projects are like that, and that is what it is to be a specialist, anyway. Usually the articles that are the most successful are pieces of larger projects. [...]

By: Professor Zero

Professor Zero — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:11:27 +0000

Great post!!!