k.a.connolly
@kconnolly.bsky.social
art nerd formerly @columbia @metmuseum
The limitations of evidence:
You might not find all the answers in the room, just as a historian might not have access to all the information about a past event, leading to gaps in knowledge and the need for careful interpretation.
Of course AI gives no citations 🥲
You might not find all the answers in the room, just as a historian might not have access to all the information about a past event, leading to gaps in knowledge and the need for careful interpretation.
Of course AI gives no citations 🥲
November 25, 2024 at 5:22 PM
The limitations of evidence:
You might not find all the answers in the room, just as a historian might not have access to all the information about a past event, leading to gaps in knowledge and the need for careful interpretation.
Of course AI gives no citations 🥲
You might not find all the answers in the room, just as a historian might not have access to all the information about a past event, leading to gaps in knowledge and the need for careful interpretation.
Of course AI gives no citations 🥲
Reconstructing the narrative:
To understand where you are in the room, you need to analyze the details and connect them to form a coherent story; similarly, a historian must critically evaluate different sources and perspectives to build a comprehensive historical narrative.
To understand where you are in the room, you need to analyze the details and connect them to form a coherent story; similarly, a historian must critically evaluate different sources and perspectives to build a comprehensive historical narrative.
November 25, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Reconstructing the narrative:
To understand where you are in the room, you need to analyze the details and connect them to form a coherent story; similarly, a historian must critically evaluate different sources and perspectives to build a comprehensive historical narrative.
To understand where you are in the room, you need to analyze the details and connect them to form a coherent story; similarly, a historian must critically evaluate different sources and perspectives to build a comprehensive historical narrative.
Multiple perspectives:
Just as different parts of the room might offer different clues about your location, different historians' interpretations of the same event can provide diverse perspectives, each with its own biases and focus.
Just as different parts of the room might offer different clues about your location, different historians' interpretations of the same event can provide diverse perspectives, each with its own biases and focus.
November 25, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Multiple perspectives:
Just as different parts of the room might offer different clues about your location, different historians' interpretations of the same event can provide diverse perspectives, each with its own biases and focus.
Just as different parts of the room might offer different clues about your location, different historians' interpretations of the same event can provide diverse perspectives, each with its own biases and focus.
Key points of the analogy:
Lost in the past:
Like waking up in an unknown place, when studying history, you are often dropped into a time period with limited direct knowledge, needing to rely on historical accounts and interpretations to navigate the situation.
Lost in the past:
Like waking up in an unknown place, when studying history, you are often dropped into a time period with limited direct knowledge, needing to rely on historical accounts and interpretations to navigate the situation.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Key points of the analogy:
Lost in the past:
Like waking up in an unknown place, when studying history, you are often dropped into a time period with limited direct knowledge, needing to rely on historical accounts and interpretations to navigate the situation.
Lost in the past:
Like waking up in an unknown place, when studying history, you are often dropped into a time period with limited direct knowledge, needing to rely on historical accounts and interpretations to navigate the situation.
which might be biased or incomplete, just like the details of the room might not give you the full story of how you ended up there.
November 25, 2024 at 5:19 PM
which might be biased or incomplete, just like the details of the room might not give you the full story of how you ended up there.
in an unfamiliar room with no memory of how you got there - you are surrounded by clues and perspectives, but you must actively piece together the narrative to understand your "location" (historical context) based on the evidence available,
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 PM
in an unfamiliar room with no memory of how you got there - you are surrounded by clues and perspectives, but you must actively piece together the narrative to understand your "location" (historical context) based on the evidence available,
Darn, the AI Overview isn't there. For me, it says:
A philosophical analogy for historiography, using the idea of waking up one morning not knowing where you are, would be to compare the experience of trying to understand a historical event through different interpretations as being like waking up
A philosophical analogy for historiography, using the idea of waking up one morning not knowing where you are, would be to compare the experience of trying to understand a historical event through different interpretations as being like waking up
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Darn, the AI Overview isn't there. For me, it says:
A philosophical analogy for historiography, using the idea of waking up one morning not knowing where you are, would be to compare the experience of trying to understand a historical event through different interpretations as being like waking up
A philosophical analogy for historiography, using the idea of waking up one morning not knowing where you are, would be to compare the experience of trying to understand a historical event through different interpretations as being like waking up
Cool! I was actually looking through historiography syllabi online yesterday, might have been how I found Becker but *I don't remember* On a funny note, the AI Overview to my ridiculous Google search should interest you. Let's see if it works:
philosophical analogy histriography wake up one morning and don't know where you are analogy philosophical - Google Search
www.google.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Cool! I was actually looking through historiography syllabi online yesterday, might have been how I found Becker but *I don't remember* On a funny note, the AI Overview to my ridiculous Google search should interest you. Let's see if it works:
I’ve made it my mission to find the theory you’re looking for! It interests me too. Started to dig around Heidegger and Jameson, and now came across a book called Memory, History, Forgetting by Paul Ricoeur, chock full of theoretical references and quotes.
November 25, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I’ve made it my mission to find the theory you’re looking for! It interests me too. Started to dig around Heidegger and Jameson, and now came across a book called Memory, History, Forgetting by Paul Ricoeur, chock full of theoretical references and quotes.
Carl L. Becker talks about Mr. Everyman waking up in the morning unable to remember anything, and uses his memory of the past to coordinate with his present perceptions. "Without this historical knowledge [...] his to-day would be aimless and his to-morrow without significance."
Carl L. Becker – AHA
Everyman His Own Historian
www.historians.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Carl L. Becker talks about Mr. Everyman waking up in the morning unable to remember anything, and uses his memory of the past to coordinate with his present perceptions. "Without this historical knowledge [...] his to-day would be aimless and his to-morrow without significance."
So a nation denied a conception of the past will be disabled in dealing with its present and its future. 2/2
November 24, 2024 at 4:11 PM
So a nation denied a conception of the past will be disabled in dealing with its present and its future. 2/2
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. said:
It is useful to remember that history is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As persons deprived of memory, they become disoriented and lost, not knowing where they have been and where they are going. 1/2
It is useful to remember that history is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As persons deprived of memory, they become disoriented and lost, not knowing where they have been and where they are going. 1/2
November 24, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. said:
It is useful to remember that history is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As persons deprived of memory, they become disoriented and lost, not knowing where they have been and where they are going. 1/2
It is useful to remember that history is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As persons deprived of memory, they become disoriented and lost, not knowing where they have been and where they are going. 1/2