I did not particularly care for high school history, but knew there were other things out there. (My father was a theatre history professor, which almost requires you to come at history from a broader perspective.)
I turn out to be really interested in social history, and especially the "what things in the world were people reacting to at a given time, and how did that come out in other things" (especially music and the arts, but y'know, I'm not actually picky.) One of my undergrad majors was Medieval/Renaissance studies, so the interdisciplinary approach comes very naturally to me.
I also think there's a lot to be said for finding a hook and doing a deep dive into it, and rolling around in it, so your approach makes a lot of sense to me.
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Date: 2018-12-01 03:56 pm (UTC)I turn out to be really interested in social history, and especially the "what things in the world were people reacting to at a given time, and how did that come out in other things" (especially music and the arts, but y'know, I'm not actually picky.) One of my undergrad majors was Medieval/Renaissance studies, so the interdisciplinary approach comes very naturally to me.
I also think there's a lot to be said for finding a hook and doing a deep dive into it, and rolling around in it, so your approach makes a lot of sense to me.