HIST B0000 Historical Methods and Historiography

Focus on the methods that have shaped the conceptualization and writing of professional history over the past few decades. Methods studied may include those of the Marxists, the French Annales school, social-scientific history, anthropological history, historical sociology, the history of material culture and consumption, the history of nationalism and cosmopolitanism, global and transnational history, environmental history. Area readings will vary with instructor.

Credits

3

Contact Hours

2 hr./wk.