COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORIOGRAPHY FROM THE 20TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 6016 HISTORIOGRAPHY FROM THE 20TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the main developments, theoretical transformations, and methodological debates in historiography from the 20th century to the present. The course aims to enable students to critically evaluate paradigm shifts in historical writing, the construction of historical narratives, and the evolving roles of historians

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Identifies the main trends in historiography since the 20th century
2   2. Compares and critiques different historiographical approaches
3   3. Analyzes the social and ideological foundations of historical narratives
4   4. Evaluates the methods and sources used in contemporary historiography
5   5. Questions the social roles and responsibilities of historians

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Historiography: Basic Concepts
2 The Positivist Understanding of History and Its Critiques
3 The Annales School and Structuralist Historiography
4 Marxist Historiography and Its Critiques
5 Microhistory and History from Below
6 Feminist Historiography and Gender Perspectives
7 Midterm Exam
8 Postmodernism and Historiography
9 Postcolonial Historiography
10 Global and World Historiography
11 Oral History and Memory Studies
12 Digital History and New Media Applications
13 Ethics, Objectivity, and Political Orientations in Historiography
14 New Historicism and Cultural History
15 Student Presentations and Discussions
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Tosh, J. (2015). The Pursuit of History. Routledge.
Woolf, D. (2011). A global history of history. Cambridge University Press.
Iggers, G. G. (2005). Historiography in the Twentieth Century: From Scientific Objectivity to the Postmodern Challenge. Wesleyan University Press.
Burke, P. (2007). What is Cultural History . Polity Press.
Peter Burke, History and Social Theory, Cornell University Press, Ithaca 1983.
Appleby, J., Hunt, L., & Jacob, M. (1994). Telling the Truth about History. W. W. Norton.
Green, A., & Troup, K. (Eds.). (1999). The Houses of History: A Critical Reader in Twentieth-Century History and Theory. Manchester University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60
Preparation for final exam 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555