HIS 2100 The Historian's Craft
3 units
History
Faculty of Arts
Introduction to the writing of research papers in history: importance of attention to time and space variables; understanding of the difference between the hypothesis testing and questioning sources; formulation of historical questions; identification, location and accession of sources of information, with emphasis on secondary sources. Assessment of the material for authenticity (external criticism), validity (for the project at hand) and reliability (internal criticism). Identification of perspectives and approaches of authors. Introduction to historiography. Presentation and sourcing of the results.
Components:
Lecture
Requirements:
Reserved for students registered in the Honours, Joint Honours, Major, or Minor in History.
Previously Offered Terms:
Fall
Winter
French Equivalent:
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