Theory of History (History track) (2025/2026: periode 2)

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Cursusdoel

At the end of this course, you are able to:
  • Name and recognize the most important positions in the philosophy of history;
  • Form a reasoned opinion about the aforementioned positions;
  • To academically reflect on historical practice.

Vakinhoudelijk

Good historians know what they are doing. They are self-conscious historians who not only select and apply the correct forms of source criticism and the historical method, but can also provide justification for this; they contribute knowledge about the past and are able to say something sensible about the status and meaning of that knowledge; they participate in societal and historiographical debates from a clear idea of the role of historians in such debates.

That is why this course is an exercise in self-reflection: what do historians do, why do they do that and what makes that a scholarly, or maybe even a scientific activity? Translated into more concrete questions: how certain is historical knowledge? May historians be guided by their political preferences? Is objectivity an attainable ideal for historians? What do we actually mean by that, objectivity? How do historians shape the past and how does the past shape historians? In this course we discuss these and similar problems that belong to the philosophy of history. Not with the goal to solve those issues for once and for all, but as a means to come to our own position. The overarching course goal then is that students leave the course more self-consciously than they entered it, and that they know what historian they want to become. The readings, classes and assignments are no more than means to this end.

Werkvormen

Hoorcollege

Werkcollege

Toetsing

Mondeling tentamen 1

Verplicht | Weging 60% | Minimum cijfer 5,5 | ECTS 4,5

Presentatie

Verplicht | Weging 40% | ECTS 3

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Je moet minimaal 45 punten voor categorie 1 (Bachelor Inleiding) hebben behaald

Voorkennis

Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de verplichte literatuur bekend


Aanbevolen materiaal

  • WNB

Coördinator

dr. P.A. Huistra p.a.huistra@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. E.J. Baakman e.j.baakman@uu.nl
M.J.J. Sweekhorst m.j.j.sweekhorst@uu.nl
dr. P.A. Huistra p.a.huistra@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

Inschrijving
Van maandag 2 juni 2025 tot en met vrijdag 20 juni 2025

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