I’m re-blogging this post by Will Pooley, because it’s thought-provoking. It’s not about musicology, but history. And as historians, we do not always have neat answers to questions about the past. Read on …
Pat Thomson Blogs about Research Significance
This is thought-provoking:-
Research key words – Significance
I find myself looking at the various strands of my research that I’m considering pursuing, and asking myself sternly, ‘Does this have significance? Is anyone going to benefit from my finding out more about this, as opposed to that, or maybe the other … ?’ Why do I want to pursue these various aspects? What might the outcomes tell us?
