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HIST 301: The Historian's Craft (Schechter, Fall 2023)

Research is iterative

Based on Primary sources, I might go back to secondary material with new questions.

For example, newswires talk about alien-worshiping cults in the 1960s and 1970s, so I might go back to find articles and books about alien-cults.

Most projects aren't this messy

Usually it's more focused (Ex a focus on just film or newspapers or diaries or etc)

I did several deep dives to give a sense of all the possible options -- you as historians won't usually try to cover everything at once.