ABSTRACT
That is a question that I raise, only half in jest, in a new seminar being offered at
Boston University. The seminar represents the fruits of a conference held on our campus in
the fall of 2009 in which we brought together panels of accomplished journalists and
historians to explore common ground. Much of the discussion focused on shared concerns
involving research and writing, since both fields involve the creation of non-fiction texts
for an audience of some size.
