Topic Models: At first, I was skeptical about the usefulness of topic modeling in historical research. I thought it might be more useful to study literature, but I didn’t see how word usage could contribute to historical arguments. However, after delving into it, I realized that topic modeling doesn’t provide definitive answers. Rather, it generates new questions and possibilities for further exploration. It’s particularly useful for gaining an overview of extensive collections of texts. While topic models have been used more widely in the humanities, they have the intriguing potential for historical research in revealing new connections between topics. These relationships should have two attributes: they should form coherent topic sets, and they should be usable.