tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post5697517853738188074..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Can Genealogy Become a Recognized Field of Academic Investigation?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-64337496468713880572013-11-08T08:05:52.473-07:002013-11-08T08:05:52.473-07:00Thank you so much for the links. I will see which ...Thank you so much for the links. I will see which ones I can find and read. This is very helpful. I will likely have more to comment on. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-77732945629070092392013-11-08T06:08:34.862-07:002013-11-08T06:08:34.862-07:00It is amazing to see the power of the Internet at ...It is amazing to see the power of the Internet at work. James Tanner has picked up on an address I made on the viability of genealogy as an academic subject, at a symposium held in Jerusalem in September 2006. However, the debate on the topic has moved on since, mainly among Jewish genealogists (as far as I know). Here is a brief selection of articles that have appeared on the issue:<br />Elizabeth Shown Mills, Samford University Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, “History and the New Discipline of Genealogy: Prospects for Synergism”<br />Wagner, H. Daniel, “Genealogy as an Academic Discipline”, Avotaynu, xxii, 1 (Spring 2006), 3-12<br />Jones, Thomas W. “Postsecondary Study of Genealogy: Curriculum and Its Contents”, Avotaynu, xxiii, 3 (Fall 2007), 17-23<br />Lamdan, Neville, “Jewish Genealogy: Moving Towards Recognition as a Sub-branch of Jewish Studies”, Avotaynu, xxv, 2 (Summer 2009), 3-8<br />Lupovitch, Howard, “The Jews of Óbuda, Miskolc and Pest: A Grassroots Genealogical Approach”, www.iijg.org , RESEARCH/Hungarian Protocols/final report (June 2011)<br />Hershkovitz, Arnon, “Leveraging Genealogy as an Academic Discipline”, Avotaynu, xxvii, 3 (Fall 2011), 18-24.<br />As a practical matter, it cannot be judged whether the discussion has influenced attitudes in the academic world, especially among historians and social scientists. However, there are some positive signs:<br />1. University courses in genealogy are being offered more frequently (although they remain sadly few and far between).<br />2. In the Jewish case, there is growing acceptance of Jewish genealogy as a legitimate field of study at major conferences on Jewish Studies.<br />3. Some academics working in the exact sciences have taken up the challenge and set out to demonstrate that genealogy can be conducted scientifically – witness , for example, Daniel Wagner (ed.), Selected Lectures on Genealogy: an Introduction to Scientific Tools (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 2013).<br />It would be of interest if others can point to additional publications on the issue and also to other signs of changing attitudes in academia.<br /><br />Dr. Neville Lamdan, Chair, Executive Committee, International Institute for Jewish Genealogy, Jerusalem Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620424741434489531noreply@blogger.com