HIS 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Natalie Zemon Davis, Protestantism, Basques
27 Mar 2015
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Lecture 7 - historical narratives i: martin guerre was a wealthy peasant, left behind estate, wife and son and a close family network and leaves for about 8 years. The idea of someone not appearing the way the used to, may not be weird because the. Quiet upfront about the lack of information, says she is making it up in part. She is interested in the values, what is important to basque women, men, husbands, fathers to see what motives. Taking a risk while making it up and what issues arise because of it: what was normal way people went about to live their lives. Type of stitching women"s clothing, what and how does cultural detail help her. Language argument: historical context, but more specifically to represent the identity of people, how we represent ourselves to the world and how view ourselves. Identity based on how they view/represent themselves in society.
