COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORIOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2055 EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORIOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA DAŞ

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the nature and
function of historiography in terms of the historiography from 1920s to present, the
Annales approaches and the new era in the historiography, documentation and
interpretation in history, the necessity of historiography, postmodernism in
historiography, historiography in Turkey, the Ottoman viewpoint of history, the period
of Administrative Reforms and the modern historiography, the approaches to history in
the Republican Era, etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The developments in the historiography from 1020s to present in the world
2   The developments in the historiography from 1020s to present in Turkey
3   Modern historiography in the world
4   Modern historiography in Turkey
5   The effect of historiography in the world on historiography in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. week The science of history
2 2. week The historiography from 19th century to 20th century
3 3. week The Annales approaches
4 4. week Hermeneutic
5 5. week Objective history
6 6. week Relativity in history
7 7. week The midterm examination
8 8. week Comparative history
9 9. week Oral history, family history
10 10. week Daily life history
11 11. week Local History
12 12. week Postmodernism and history
13 13. week New approaches in national history
14 14. week General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Lacoste, Yves, Tarih Biliminin Doğuşu Ibn Haldun, DonKişot Yay., Ist., 2002.
Carr, E. H., Tarih Nedir , Iletişim Yay., 5.b., Ist., 1996.
Özbaran, Salih, Tarih, Tarihçi ve Toplum, TVYY., 2.b., Ist., 2005.
Behar, Büşra E., Iktidar ve Tarih, AFA Yay., Ist., 2.b., 1996.
Arnold, John H., Tarih, Dost Kitabevi, Ank., 2007.
Güler, Ibrahim, Tarihin Toplumdaki Işlevi ve Öğretimi, Elif Kitabevi, Ist., 2005.
Iggers, George G., Yirminci Yüzyılda Tarih Yazımı, TVYY., Ist., 2000.
Durukan, Kaan, Türkili Hicazkar Türkiye de Tarih Anlayışı Üzerine, Iş Bankası Kültür
Yay., Ist., 2003.
Burke, Peter, Fransız Tarih Devrimi Annales Okulu, Doğu-Batı Yay., Ist., 2000.
Özbaran, Salih (Haz.), Tarih Öğretimi ve Ders Kitapları, Dokuz Eylül Yay., Izmir, 1998.
Boratav, Ali (Der.), Tarih ve Tarihçi Annales Okulu Izinde, Alan Yay., Ist., 1985.
Özlem, Doğan, Tarih Felsefesi, Dokuz Eylül Yay., Izmir, 1998.
Oral, Mustafa, Türkiye'de Romantik Tarihçilik (1910-1940), Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ank.,
2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Text reading

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination
2. LO 3-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.
3. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Non-attendance will not be considered as an acceptable excuse.
3. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the
evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

day of the course

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 3 10 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.154
LO.2543
LO.3555
LO.45435
LO.555