Historian Interview Questions

Historian Interview Questions

• What experience do you have in the field of history?
• What led you to pursue a career as a historian?
• What are some of your favorite historical topics to research and write about?
• What do you think is the most important function of historians?
• How do you go about conducting historical research?
• What challenges do you think historians face in today's world?
• Do you think there is such a thing as objective history, or is all history subjective?
• Whose version of history do you think should be taught in schools the victors' or everyone's?
• How do you feel about historical revisionism that is, reexamining and re-interpreting history from new perspectives?
• Are there any particular historical periods or events that interest you more than others? Why so?