Jennifer A. Jordan and the Craft of Hands-On History Research
From Historians Writing History: Drafting the Past · 01:00:05
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We’re joining Dr. Jennifer A. Jordan in this episode as she traipses through fields and pages through archival ledgers to write beer history. Jordan, a professor of sociology, urban studies, and history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is the author of Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them, her third book. She and Kate talked about:her hands-on approach to historyhow she found the perfect voice for a book that is both compulsively readable and deeply researchedwhy stepping away from your desk is essential to writingABOUT THE GUESTJennifer A. Jordan is professor of sociology, urban studies, and history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them, Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and other Forgotten Foods, and Structures of Memory: Understanding Urban Change in Berlin and Beyond. She lives in Milwaukee, where she and her husband grow hops in their backyard.📚 Links to bookshop.org are affiliate links. When you purchase books through these links, a small portion of your purchase helps to support Drafting the Past (not to mention independent bookstores and authors!).MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEJennifer A. Jordan, Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew ThemJennifer A. Jordan, Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and Other Forgotten FoodsJennifer A. Jordan, Structures of Memory: Understanding Urban Change in Berlin and BeyondRichard Unger, Beer in the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceOld World WisconsinDrafting the Past Podcast Episode 57: Seth RockmanThe Newbury School of WeavingNathaniel Hawthorn, The House of Seven GablesBarbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux, The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives, 1660-1900Max Weber, “Science as a Vocation”⭐ Subscribe to the Drafting the Past newsletter FREE for book reviews, publishing news, and more. Upgrade to a paid subscription and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes and articles, and more perks. Your support enables us to keep making episodes, publishing reviews, and shining a spotlight on nonfiction history books.
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