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HIS 4104 - Historical Epistemology CRN 81180 |
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HIS 4104 - Historical Epistemology CRN 81180 |
READINGS:
MODERN
HISTORIOGRAPHY Pages
71-136
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT:
1. Why do you believe there was a problem in the professionalization of history? Who did history prior to the end of the 19th century? Did this change as "talk" of professionalization arose? Why or why not?
2. What contributions were made to historiography by the American schools that arose in the late 19th century?
3. What did the Annales school do to the study and writing of history? Why are art, music, cartoons, etc., important in understanding the past?
4. How did the historians noted in the chapter entitled "Repression and Exile" contribute to the "reevaluation" of history in Russia and other totalitarian governments in the later 20th century?
5. The study/research of history changed dramatically after the Vietnam War and the internal unrest in the US. How did World War II change the study/research of history? Do you see it as a good or bad change? Why?
Copyright (c) 1999 by Jacquelyn Briggs Kent and
Florida Gulf Coast University