Becoming A Historian

Synopsis: Five accomplished historians describe how specific personal experiences were crucial in triggering their interest in history and inspiring them to become historians.
Runtime: 25 minutes | Production year: 2017
Featured researchers:

  • David Cannadine, Dodge Professor of History, Emeritus, Princeton University.
  • Linda Colley, the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History, Princeton University
  • David Hollinger,  Preston Hotchkis Professor of History Emeritus, UC Berkeley
  • Maria Mavroudi, Professor of History, UC Berkeley
  • Jay Rubenstein, Professor of History, Director Center for the Premodern World, USC