HIST 210W - Historiography: Varieties of Historical Interpretation

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

History

Description:

This course will introduce students to the state-of-the-art in critical thinking about history and hisotical writing. It will assist students in developing a sound appreciation of the recent challenges to historians and their craft from (largely) literary quarters- especially from deconstructionists of various stripes and commitments. We will negotiate what is actually an old problem in epistemology- the essential tension as it were between knowing everything and knowing nothing, in this case about the past. Integral to this pursuit will be to cultvate a Christian understanding of this great debate, conversation, between modernity and the Enlightenment and its post-modern challengers. Writing-intensive course.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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