HIST390

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HIST390

Historiography East and West HIST390 FA

Crosslistings: EAST390

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times
1	35	17	Times: ..W.... 7:00PM-10:00PM;

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998 )

This seminar will explore some of the different ways in which the past has been shaped into history in China and the West. The core assumption here is that "history"--or more precisely historical consciousness--is something that societies acquire over time: It is created by individuals who are working within distinct cultural tradition. These cultural traditions, in turn, are rooted in distinct notions of "time" which affect and limit any one historian's effort to transform the remnants of the past into meaningful history. The seminar examines the specific cultural assumptions that have shaped an individual historian's approach to his or her craft. Such a multi-level process of investigation will, inevitably, require students to confront presuppositions of their own historical consciousness and to examine them critically in light of the readings.

MAJOR READINGS

J. Russen, Si MaQian, Thucydides, Vico,
Zhang XueCheng, Gu Jiegang,

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly essay and one longer research project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COL students must take this course for CR/U grade. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Schwarcz, V; Times: ..W.... 7:00PM-10:00PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

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