Dr. Christopher Chan is a writer and Adjunct Instructor for History at Southern New Hampshire University. In this episode, Chris talks a bit about his MA in Library Sciences, the theft of documents from the National Archives, the decline of shopping malls, working for an internet startup, Agatha Christie, the academic job market, and a bunch of other topics.
This episode’s recommendations:
Dorothy Marcic, With One Shot: Family, Murder and a Search for Justice (New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 2018), http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/36070
Mark Lemberger, Crime of Magnitude: The Murder of Little Annie (Createspace, 2016), https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Magnitude-Murder-Little-Annie/dp/1537260235/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538504236&sr=1-1&keywords=crime+of+magnitude
Bright Sun Films: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5k3Kc0avyDJ2nG9Kxm9JmQ
Steve James, dir., America to Me (Kartemquin Films, 2018), https://kartemquin.com/films/america-to-me
Sam Wineburg, Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone) (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018), https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo23022136.html
History Speaker Series with Dr. Luke Peterson
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Museum Careers for Historians: Karen Kincaid Brady - Programming Director, Neill-Cochran House Museum
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Museum Careers for Historians: Buster Ratliff - Director of Operations, Cultural Foundation of the Texas Panhandle and Panhandle-Plains Museum
Museum Careers for Historians: Bonnie Barnes - Executive Director, Keys History and Discover Center
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Library Careers for Historians: Nina Thomas - Manager, Westerville History Museum
Business Careers for Historians: Deb Gogliettino - Associate Dean of Business Academics, SNHU
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