tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post187496493901320600..comments2023-05-27T01:53:21.676-04:00Comments on Diane L. Major: CollectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-76535188145083235182017-01-28T18:17:16.103-05:002017-01-28T18:17:16.103-05:00Oh, I'm a total history nerd! But yeah, not a ...Oh, I'm a total history nerd! But yeah, not a professional nor credentialed one.<br /><br />My brother, who is an archaeologist, argues that I really *am* an historian. But there is a sense in which he and I (children of a whole family of teachers, and perpetual students/learners ourselves) can discuss this - and then there is the sense of authority most people would imbue in the term. It's that latter I shy from; indeed, I look at those who are consecrated historians with a similar disbelief in authority. There are exact sciences, dealing in hard facts we SHOULD not (sadly, it's clear these days people do anyway) question or refute ... and there are disciplines more prone to interpretation. History is heavily bound in its "story" - lending its name to many biased retelligs.<br /><br />So even if I had a degree, the term "historian" is still just problematic to me.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-40844984600911710702017-01-28T13:07:50.148-05:002017-01-28T13:07:50.148-05:00It makes sense to me that as a writer of fiction, ...It makes sense to me that as a writer of fiction, you'd have a different focus from that of history nerds and authors. I'm not surprised that you and Tom Williams are in agreement on this. <br /><br />Thank you so much for always enlightening me and broadening my horizons! :-) <br />Lilac Shoshanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657389796454895412noreply@blogger.com