“I dare say you’re wondering about the first classes I had in Ireland. To be quite honest with you, the first class on Monday proved to be a huge disappointment. ‘Approaches to historical research’ turned out to be a class comparable to ‘Introduction to historical science’ we had in our very first year at university. They are basically dedicating an hour a week to the several types of sources one could possibly need to write a dissertation. Hmm, I must say, I was NOT aware of the fact that Irish undergrads never handle primary sources while doing research :s …” (more)
[A Trinity Tale, 30 September]