What Is History?
AFAM 119
Spring 2012
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| Crosslisting:
HIST 144 |
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of E. H. Carr's now classic, WHAT IS HISTORY? This course will examine Carr's thesis in light of the proliferation of scholarship on questions related to the origins and intellectual foundations of the practice of writing history. It examines these questions from Herodotus's THE HISTORIES and St. Augustine's THE CITY OF GOD AGAINST THE PAGANS to late 20th-century musings on the ongoing debate as to the value and purpose of history. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AFAM |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
E.H. Carr, WHAT IS HISTORY?
Essays and Selected Extracts from:
St. Augustine, THE CITY OF GODS AGAINST THE PAGANS
Michael Gillespie, HEGEL, HEIDEGGER AND THE GROUND OF HISTORY
Stephen Hall, FAITHFUL ACCOUNT OF THE RACE: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL WRITING IN 19TH CENTURY
Herodotus, THE HISTORIES
Reginald Horsman, RACE AND MANIFEST DESTINY
Peter Novick, THAT NOBLE DREAM: THE OBJECTIVITY QUESTION & THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL PROFESSION
Joan Scott, GENDER: A USEFUL CATEGORY OF HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
Fredrick Jackson Turner, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER IN AMERICAN HISTORY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short weekly response essays, two oral presentations, and a final essay. |
| Instructor(s): Eudell,Demetrius L. Times: ...W... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: ALLB304; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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