Seminar in Historical Analysis (405-0-20)

Topic

Mapping the Discipline

Instructors

Henri Lauziere
847/467-3654
Harris Hall - Room 333

Meeting Info

Harris Hall room 101: Wed 9:00AM - 11:50AM

Overview of class

The purpose of this course is to equip history students with elements of "professional literacy" by introducing them to some of the main approaches and themes currently salient in the academic study of history. In the process, the course will address some broader issues about the discipline itself: what, if anything, makes history "history" as a discipline? Do historians have a specific methodology or a specific way of thinking about issues? What makes great historical scholarship great? Questions about causality, objectivity, the nature of facts and sources, and so on will come up, but they are not the main focus. Essentially, this course is designed to help you get oriented so as to be familiar with various points of reference ("Global History," "Agency," "Postcolonial history," "presentism," and so on) that come up in conversations within and across subfields. Ideally, it could also further your intellectual growth by sparking your interest in an area of history you had not been acquainted with before.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: REASON: Pre-registration is not allowed for this class. Please try again during regular registration. Prerequisite: MA or PhD History student
Add Consent: Department Consent Required