Module Code and Title : HSM101 Historiography
Programme : BA in History and Dzongkha
Credit Value : 12
Module Tutor : Saurav Chaliha
General Objectives
This module will introduce students to historiography. The course will have an interdisciplinary character: This module will therefore make the students understand the meaning, nature and scope of history. They will also be acquainted with different historians of the world.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. explain the meaning, nature and scope of history
2. discuss the concepts of writing history applied by the Ancient Historigrapher
3. describe the concepts of writing history applied by the Medieval Historigraphers
4. recognize the concepts of writing history applied by the Modern Historigraphers
5. identify the characters of Ancient, medieval and Modern Historiography
6. examine the theological methods used by the historiographers to write history
7. review the Orientalists approach of writing history
8. differentiate the historical approaches employed by the Nationalist, Imperialist, Marxist and subaltern and post –Modern historians
Learning and teaching approach
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Approach
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Hours per week
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Total Credit Hours
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Lecture
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3
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45
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Tutorial
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1
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15
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Assignment
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1
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15
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Independent Study
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3
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45
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Total
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120
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Assessment approach:
The students will be assessed on a continuous basis as given below:
A. Assignment: 10% of internal assessment
The students will have to write 1 assignment for this module. The first assignment will have to be written individually consisting of 10%
B. Viva Voce: 10% of internal assessment
The students will have to sit for a Viva Voce
C. Class Test :20 % of internal assessment
Two class tests will be conducted which will comprise of 20%.
D. Presentation: 10% of internal assessment
For this module, students will have to make a presentation each on a topic assigned by the tutor.
E. Semester-end Examination: 50%
Semester end Examination will be of 50% for this module
Overview of the assessment approaches and weighting
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Areas of Assessment
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Quantity
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Weighting
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A. Assignment
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1
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10%
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B, Viva Voce
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1
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10%
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C. Class Test
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2
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20%
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D. Presentation
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1
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10%
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E. Semester-end- Examination
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1
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50%
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TOTAL
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100%
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Pre requisite: N/A
Subject Matter:
Unit I: Understanding History
- Meaning and Nature of History
- Scope of History
Unit II: Ancient Historiography
- Role of Herodotus as the Father of History
- Role of Thucydides as the Father of Scientific History in Peloponnesian Wars
- Polybius and his contribution towards Ancient Historiography
- Julius Caesar, Cato and Cornelius Tacitus’s Contribution in Roman Historiography
- Comparison between Roman and Greek historiographers
Unit III: Medieval Historiography
- Al Beruni and Ibn Batuta’s Contribution in Medieval Arabic Historiography
- Characteristics of Arabic historiography
- Unit III: Contribution of Modern Historiographers
- Henry Adam
- Turner
- William Bradford
- Hegel
- Leopold Von Ranke
Unit IV: Approaches of History
- Theological approach
- Orientalist approach
- Imperialist approach
- Nationalist approach
- Marxist approach
- Post-modernist
- Subaltern approach
Reading List
Essential reading:
Benjamin J.R. (2013). A Student’s Guide to History. New York: George Von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
Khurana, Dr. K.L. (2010). Concepts & Methods of Historiography.Agra: Lakshmi Naryan Agrawal Education Publishers
Marincola. J. (2006). A companion to Greek and Roman Historiography. UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Marwick, A.(2001). The new nature of history: knowledge, evidence, language. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Rampolla, M.L. (2012). A Pocket Guide to Writing in History.(7th E.d). New York: George Von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
Additional reading:
Carr, E.H. (1961). What is History? New York: Vintage Books
Eugene H., & Magnaghi. R. (2012). Historiography of the America. U.S.A: Greenwood Publishing Group,Inc
Lowenthal. D. (1985). The past is a foreign country. UK: Cambridge University press
Ryan A. (2012). A History of Political Thought .Vol I (From Herodotus to the Present). New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation
http://www.trfa.org.uk/sixthform/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HISTORY-What-is-history-E.H-Carr.pdf
http://enseignement.typepad.fr/printemps08/files/obrien_historiographical_traditions.pdf
http://www.unaoc.org/repository/9334Western%20Historiography%20and%20Problem%20of%20Western%20History%20-%20JGA%20Pocock.doc.pdf
https://analepsis.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/companion-to-historiography.pdf
Date: May, 2015