Am I Still A Historian?
What kind of work do historians value? Who belongs and who doesn't? Or, what happens when an injured brain meets a crappy system?
Many thanks to my pal Rebecca Wingo for her thoughts on this. She has two books and still feels like she doesn’t belong, which should tell you all you need to know about academic history.
Oh my. I’m a historian with an academic job and one book, followed by a disastrous TBI. The second book — required for promotion— may or may not happen, for all of the reasons you describe. At least I had tenure before the breaking. The feelings of inadequacy are so very real...
loved this comic. I've long been trying to convince my mom (she has a music theory BA and works as a history museum curator) that she's a historian even if she doesn't have all the systemic credentials.
I think comics, video games, YouTube videos, all have a place in the study (academic or not) of history no less legitimate than books!