History 665 - Writing History
Spring
2026
01
4.00
Stephen Platt
M 2:30PM 5:00PM
UMass Amherst
78965
Herter Hall room 546
platt@history.umass.edu
In this class, students will cover the structure of various types of historical writing, the sorts of research that support a convincing argument, the audiences writing must attract, and the common writing errors that weaken prose. During the semester, students will practice the craft of writing as they spend time with successful writers, develop their own writing projects, and comment on the projects of classmates.
Open to Doctoral and Masters History students only.