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Big Journalism : Disgraced 'Historian' Michael Bellesiles' Fishy War Story

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:51:59 +0000

It is interesting, though, that the link to the History Department provided in the story above has 41 faculty listed, while the link in my first post above has 42 -- Bellesiles being the 42nd name that makes the difference.

Big Journalism : Disgraced 'Historian' Michael Bellesiles' Fishy War Story

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:44:24 +0000

If that question is being directed to me, rather than to the journalist writing this story, my answer is that I cannot. I suppose it is theoretically possible that someone at the University updated the directory in the space of three hours, but I for one like to deal in probabilities greater than the purely theoretical. The directory does still yield "no result" if you search for "Bellesiles," as the author of this piece did. However, it appears that that is all he did. Perhaps he'll tell us if he updates this story. What's irritating about this is that we are in a contest of ideas, and sloppiness on our own side does us no good.

Big Journalism : Disgraced 'Historian' Michael Bellesiles' Fishy War Story

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 16:58:20 +0000

You say "he is not listed among the history faculty there." But he is: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=312 Just enter the History Department in the drop down box, and there is his name. I am sympathetic to the thrust of this article, which is why I regard it as doubly unfortunate that its author, in criticizing the Chronicle for lack of due diligence, failed to do his own.