HIS31600 Debates in History

Academic Year 2017/2018

This module explores some of the most influential and significant debates in the writing of history. You will examine the major developments that have shaped the ways in which historians think about and write about the past. Historians have adopted a variety of different approaches to their studies and have often disagreed about the causes, meaning and implications of certain historical events. For some, ideas about the past have been shaped by political beliefs, by the application of political ideologies and philosophies, popular culture and by the desire to produce a more inclusive version of history, focusing on the experience of the working classes, women, racial minorities and other groups marginalised in established accounts. Others have been influenced by different methods of research, and the opportunities offered by particular types of source material to tell different stories about the past. This module examines several key debates in recent historical writing, which collectively reveal the ways in which historians’ personal and professional outlook, their approach to source materials, and the political and cultural contexts in which they write impacts historical scholarship.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

It is intended to help you understand why historians disagree about the past. It will better prepare you to take a more critical approach to secondary literature.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

22

Specified Learning Activities

45

Autonomous Student Learning

45

Total

112

 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-Requisite:
HIS20460 - Islam and Christianity, HIS20470 - Modern America, HIS20560 - International History1914-1991, HIS20670 - The French Revolution, HIS20950 - Early Modern Europe, 1450-1800, HIS20960 - The Irish Experience, HIS20970 - Early Medieval Ireland , HIS20980 - The Russian Revolution, HIS21070 - Australian History, HIS21080 - British Empire, 1495-1945, HIS21120 - Northern Ireland, 1920-2010

Additional Information:
Students should have completed one of the pre-requisite modules listed.

 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Essay: 3,000 word essay

75

Coursework (End of Trimester)
Continuous Assessment: Short submission on Safeassign on lecture content

25

Week 7

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

If you fail this module you may repeat, resit or substitute where permissible

Name Role
Dr Sandra Scanlon Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Conor Tobin Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Krystal Carmichael Tutor