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Map of Cambridge, MA that is marked up with pen and highlighter to show earlier uses, with cut out pieces of historic maps, some pens and a pair of pink handled scissors.

Four ways to use history

Some people are interested in the past for its own sake, but not me. I have trouble following lots of kinds of history. I still spend a lot of time thinking about the past because history is useful. Here are four ways I use history.

The History of Work — A New Class

This semester (Spring 2021) I’m teaching a new class about the history of work. We’re asking: If making, doing, and caring are fundamental human activities that fulfill basic human needs, why are so many jobs miserable? We’ll also be thinking about how thing could be made better.