Guy McClellanMaking Concessions: DNC v. YosemiteRecently-ousted concessionaire Delware North Corporation (DNC) is now suing Yosemite National Park, its former host. The Sacramento Bee…Sep 28, 2015Sep 28, 2015
Guy McClellan#findyoursnarkHistorians are killjoys. We just are. While we may have the upper hand in cocktail party trivia, we’re just as likely to ruin said soirees…Sep 19, 2015Sep 19, 2015
Guy McClellanSame Team: The Problem with Agreement in Oral HistoryIn “That’s Not What I Said: Interpretative Conflict in Oral Narrative Research,” Katherine Borland details a disagreement she had with her…Mar 30, 2015Mar 30, 2015
Guy McClellanThe Oral Exam: Interviewing as ParadigmIn his books The Silent Language (1959), The Hidden Dimension (1966), and Beyond Culture (1976), Edward Hall endeavored to understand the…Mar 23, 20152Mar 23, 20152
Guy McClellanCan I Get a Witness?UNM’s recent ‘What Use is History?’ conference featured many prominent scholars that have found work outside the academy. Like my…Mar 19, 2015Mar 19, 2015
Guy McClellanThe Un/Built Environment, or Documenting FailureIt’s easy to think that, because something fails, it isn’t worth a damn: a relationship, a job, a grant application, etc. I wish I could…Mar 2, 20151Mar 2, 20151
Guy McClellanAre You Ready for Some Method?Barber and Berdan’s The Emperor’s Mirror is essentially a textbook on ethnohistory. As anthropologists, they seem predisposed to orbit a…Feb 16, 20151Feb 16, 20151
Guy McClellanPeopling the ArchiveCommon wisdom holds that certain rituals—a bottle of wine, friendly conversation—will get you better service at an archive. Although some…Feb 9, 20151Feb 9, 20151
Guy McClellanPardon Our DustFor some time now, I have yearned for an archival pep talk. Said pep talk might contain phrases like: ‘You go, Guy. The story you’ve been…Jan 26, 20152Jan 26, 20152
Guy McClellanAnthony Grafton’s The Footnote(Note: Last semester l focused on readings/ assignments from my Digital Methods seminar. From now until May, my posts will be address…Jan 19, 2015Jan 19, 2015