Issues and debates: historiography and the profession of the historian (2017-2018)

Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles

HIST1313 - Issues and debates: historiography and the profession of the historian

Credits : 5

Lecturers :

Tousignant Nathalie, Bousmar Eric, Oulad Ben Taib Hajar

Mode of delivery :

Face-to-face , first and second term, 45 hours of theory.

Timetable :

First term
Tuesday from 08:30 to 10:30 at Préfecture P60
Second term
Tuesday from 10:45 to 12:45 at 119 Marais 2300

Language of instruction :

French

Learning outcomes :

Building on the seminars devoted to historiography, this course provides an opportunity for students to reflect on theory and method regarding questions of history from Antiquity to the modern day.

Prerequisites :

For the Bachelor in History :

- HIST1226 - Historiography,

- HIST1229 - Seminar of history of Antiquity

or HIST1231 - Seminar of history of the Middle Ages

or HIST1230 - Seminar on the history of modern times

or HIST1228 - Seminar of contemporary history .

Co-requisites :

None

Course contents :

The professors in charge of the seminar will define their topic and propose a theme related to their research, guiding the students through printed and archive sources.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Five lectures by Belgian and international lecturers.

Assessment methods and criteria :

Assessment is by oral examination. Each student is required to be thoroughly familiar with at least three of the 5 lectures. On the day of the examination, the lecturer chooses one of the five as a basis for questions.

Recommended or required reading :

A bibliography is included in the course material.

Other information :

A handout containing texts is provided at the start of each lecture.