HIST261 Lecture 3: Sept 10- Intro to Historical Thinking Process
15 Oct 2018
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Introduction to the historical thinking concepts: six historical thinking concepts. History: history is not the truth about the past. Big 6 concepts: establish historical significance, use primary source evidence, analyze cause and consequence take historical perspectives, understand the ethical dimension of historical interpretations. Log drivers waltz- vignette, shown on canadian tv, built around a folk song, mid 1960"s: folk songs often inspire a function like works of history, offer interpretations of the past. Establish historical significance: aspects of the past become significant when we see them as part of a larger narrative that connects to contemporary concerns. Interest in gender relations: historian interested in class structure, economic history, nationalistic point of view, environment. Identify continuity and change: history is often described as change over time, change doesn"t always occur, things change for different groups of people, tension between gender based narratives then and now, change in class dynamic, frameworks around religion.
