And why the IRB exempts humanities research.

References and suggested readings:

• Marco Ramos’s faculty page
• Community Histories Lab Yale University Lab
• Laura Stark. 2012. Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the Makings of Ethical Research. University of Chicago Press.
• Annika Norlin. 2025. The Colony (translated by Alice E Olsson). Europa Editions.
• Courtney E. Thompson and Kylie M. Smith, eds. 2025. Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians. Johns Hopkins University Press. 

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