History and Theory
HIST 338
Spring 2015
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This seminar will explore the contemporary theory and philosophy of history, giving special attention to the publications of "History and Theory," the academic journal owned and edited by Wesleyan University faculty for the last 50 years. Among the subjects the themes that will be discussed are the nature of historical truth; history as a science, with laws, and as an art; historical representation and its limits; gender history; agency and causation; history of the emotions; and history's moral imperatives. Key figures discussed will include R. G. Collingwood, Michel Foucault, Hayden White, Frank Ankersmit, Barbara Rosenwein, Joan Scott, Ian Hacking, Reinhart Koselleck, and Quentin Skinner. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL)(CSCT)(HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course Reader will include diverse articles and chapters from HISTORY AND THEORY and elsewhere, likely including those by the following authors. The course will be dynamic but the following readings are exemplary. Two articles are likely to be read each week, one on average per class session.
Frank Ankersmit, HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE LINGUISTIC TURN
Michael Bentley, PAST AND "PRESENCE": REVISITING HISTORICAL ONTOLOGY
David Carr, NARRATIVE AND THE REAL WORLD: AN ARGUMENT FOR CONTINUITY
RG Collingwood, extracts from THE IDEA OF HISTORY
Arthur Danto, NARRATIVE SENTENCES
Ewa Domanska, THE MATERIAL PRESENCE OF THE PAST
William Dray, ON THE NATURE AND ROLE OF NARRATIVE IN HISTORIOGRAPHY
Elizabeth Ermarth, SEQUEL TO HISTORY
Michel Foucault, NIETZSCHE, GENEALOGY, HISTORY, WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?
Keith Jenkins, ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE HISTORIAN
Anita Kasabova, MEMORY, MEMORIALS, AND COMMEMORATION
Reinhart Koselleck, NEUZEIT: REMARKS ON THE SEMANTICS OF MODERN CONCEPTS OF MOVEMENT, BEGRIFFSGESCHICHTE AND SOCIAL HISTORY
Louis Mink, THE AUTONOMY OF HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING
Nancy Partner, NO SEX, NO GENDER, HISTORICITY IN AN AGE OF REALITY FICTIONS
Ann Rigney, WHEN THE MONOGRAPH IS NO LONGER THE MEDIUM: HISTORICAL NARRATIVE IN THE ONLINE AGE
Barbara Rosenwein, WORRYING ABOUT EMOTIONS IN HISTORY
Eelco Runia, SPOTS OF TIME
Paul Roth, THE PAST, PART II
Joan W. Scott, GENDER: A USEFUL CATEGORY OF HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
William Sewell, HISTORICAL EVENTS AS TRANSFORMATIONS OF STRUCTURES: INVENTING REVOLUTION AT THE BASTILLE
DG Shaw, THE TORTURER'S HORSE: AGENCY AND ANIMALS IN HISTORY
Gabrielle Spiegel, HISTORY, HISTORICISM, and THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF THE TEXT
Hayden White, FICTIONS OF FACTUAL REPRESENTATION, THE HISTORICAL TEXT AS A LITERARY ARTIFACT
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Examinations and Assignments:
There will be two short and one longer paper required for the course. One paper will analyze a thematic debate, ne will attempt to produce an original critique, question, or solution, and the longer paper will be open, selected in consultation with the professor. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Steady attendance. |
| Instructor(s): Shaw,Gary Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 11 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 3 | FR: 2 |
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