Approaches to History (393-0-22)

Topic

The Historian's Craft 1

Instructors

Robin Duffin Bates
847/467-4839
Harris 242

Meeting Info

Harris Hall 108: Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

This is the first installment of a two-quarter seminar in which we'll engage with the problems that historians face today and their debates about how to solve them. Not only will you read classic works and cutting-edge scholarship, but you'll also meet major figures in the field, including authors on the syllabus who will be invited to campus specifically to talk with you about their work, your research, and the study of history. In the second installment of the seminar during Winter Quarter, you will follow your interests to address selected debates and themes that have spoken to you as you devise an original research project in close consultation with your fellow Sanders Scholars.

Learning Objectives

You will learn to: 1) Appreciate and critically appraise the arguments advanced in historical scholarship; 2) Identify patterns unfolding across different historiographical interventions that form an ongoing scholarly conversation; 3) Situate your own research agenda in relation to these ongoing conversations.

Evaluation Method

Participation: 40% of your final grade Three Reflection Papers: 45% (15% each) Research Proposal: 15%

Class Notes

Concentration: Global

Class Attributes

Advanced Expression
Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area