Comments on: Tips for Undergraduates: How to tackle a reading list http://loveofhistory.com/tips-for-undergraduates-how-to-tackle-a-reading-list/ A historical perspective of current events Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Camellia sinensis http://loveofhistory.com/tips-for-undergraduates-how-to-tackle-a-reading-list/#comment-413 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:40:48 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=684#comment-413 In the beginning, yes! But I’ve learned to appreciate those lists when I have to write essays. It’s a good starting point as well, because most of the time it’s an annotated bibliography.

I think the message that the list gives is that it’s not a one stop shop, and for us to understand a topic there’s a wide range of readings that needs to be done first before we can discuss it. Obviously the primary sources are most important, but a lot of scholars have written really good articles as well, that help digest the primary information into more bite sized chunks. =)

]]> By: constantinakatsari http://loveofhistory.com/tips-for-undergraduates-how-to-tackle-a-reading-list/#comment-412 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:22:34 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=684#comment-412 It is an awful feeling, isn’t it?

]]> By: Camellia sinensis http://loveofhistory.com/tips-for-undergraduates-how-to-tackle-a-reading-list/#comment-411 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:58:06 +0000 http://constantinakatsari.wordpress.com/?p=684#comment-411 Yes, I remember my first year in Roman history! My heart sank when I saw the list. I think I *tried* to do all the readings but gave up in the end and only covered the primary material that was listed.

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