Historiography & Methods ((4 Credits))

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This study introduces 'historiography,' which can be described as 'the history of the history.' Historiography asks how historians have explained events or themes in history over time or how they have identified certain individuals or groups as historical subjects. It asks how world views and/or ideologies impact the interpretation or re-interpretation of previously viewed sources, and how access to new sources or new questions or new methodologies impact historical interpretations. This course was previously HIS-244444 Historiography: Researching and Writing About History.