Dr. Stephen Hausmann is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of St. Thomas and an expert on the American West. He has recently finished his dissertation, which examined the 1972 Black Hills flood with careful attention to race and environment in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He joins the Hour of History Podcast from his regular position as a host of New Books in the American West, a part of the New Books Network. You can follow him on twitter here.

 

 

 

Some Highlights: 

South Dakota's Black Hills

Cultural interactions in the American West

Falling in love with the American West

Why Disasters are useful to study

Why the Black Hills Matter

How to research successfully at archives

Writing style, habits, and finishing your dissertation

How to approach teaching in graduate school

Networks, friends, colleagues, and people who will read your writing

Job searches and contingent labor

Flexibility, exploration, and writing

Suggestions: 

Stephen: Kim's Convenience - a wholesome television series about a Korean Canadian family

Steven: Super Smash Bros.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Takeaway Lesson:

Stephen: Be flexible, working in history is a difficult path and unpredictable changes will happen. Don't worry about them, but be willing to modify your plans and keep going.

Steven: Set a goal for writing every day, no matter how small the word count.

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Cover Image Credit: Tony Webster