Universität Wien

070246 UE Readings in the History of Historiography (2022S)

Words and Stories

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 08.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 15.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 22.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 29.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 05.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 26.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 03.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 10.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 17.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 24.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 31.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 14.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 21.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07
  • Tuesday 28.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal des Instituts für Osteuropäische Geschichte UniCampus Hof 3 2R-EG-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will be held in English. German reading comprehension is welcome but it is not a requirement.

This seminar introduces graduate students to the perspectives provided by historiography. The seminar focuses on words (historical concepts) and stories (narratives) that write history. The overall aim is to get familiar with the key concepts of writing history and develop critical and analytical skills. This seminar also encourages students to experiment with writing techniques, different approaches, and styles.
We will read sources and histories written in different times and discursive practices. Students will get familiar with schools of history writing (Ancient, Middle Ages, Humanism, Enlightenment, Historicism, Marxism, Annales, Social Turn, Cultural Turn, Gender Turn, etc.). They will follow the path from the source to Geschichte and will be able to critically evaluate the work of historians.
With the regular reference papers, students will learn and practice how to summarize, quote, critically analyze, and refer to scientific texts and historical concepts.
In the discussions, we will touch upon topics like:
- authorship
- anachronism
- the cyclical and linear course of history
- teleology
- groups and individuals
- men and women
- the macro and micro perspective
- objectivity and subjectivity.

Assessment and permitted materials

Your achievement will be assessed in 3 steps:
1. Knowledge and understanding: you recognize the topic, relevant information, and the key arguments of historical texts. You are able to give the summary of the topic in a coherent way.
2. Analysis and critical evaluation: you apply theory in a relevant way to particular cases and individual sources. You are able to line up coherent arguments, answer questions related to the text. You are able to individually search for literature. You are able to compare different approaches.
3. Synthesis: you will produce a text based on the weekly readings and develop a hypothesis on your own. Clarity, coherence, originality, well-supported arguments, thorough incorporation of sources and secondary literature will be appreciated.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance
Participation in discussions
Preparing 5 response papers to the week’s reading and revising them. Through continuous feedback and revision, the response papers will develop into the final essay.
Completing group assignments

Examination topics

Continuous assessment.

Reading list

See Moodle course.

Association in the course directory

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