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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 traditions. These cultural traditions, in turn, are rooted in distinct notions of time that affect and limit any one historian's effort to transform the remnants of the past int o meaningful history. The seminar examines the specific cultural assumptions that have shaped an individual historian's approach to his or her craft. Such a multilevel 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.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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