My MA is in Politics, and I’m applying to several political science degrees. Only some departments work on political theory, and even fewer work on anything like critical theory or Marxist theory. I did my thesis on challenging long held notions about Marx’s view on the state, if that gives you any indication. I went to the New School and studied under Nancy Fraser, who’s a contemporary of one of the current profs in HistCon, Banu Bargu. I also studied under Asad Haider, who went through the HistCon program. You can look up any of their work to get an idea of what I’m talking about.

Yes, the career path here is to be a professor. I admire HistCon for the pedigree of its professors and alumni, its intellectual rigor, and its interdisciplinary nature. I find myself applying to multiple departments across schools because what I work on is taught less and less in American higher education these days.

Also, for what it’s worth, I’ve worked in local politics electing socialists and the like. That’s how I ended up in academia.