Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Seminar
Module Offerings
7101MHIST-JAN-MTP
Aims
To critically assess and apply and apply theoretical, and philosophical concepts and methodological approaches in relation to a range of primary and secondary sources To evaluate recent advances within the field and situate students’ proposed work accordingly. To identify an appropriate area of research, map out appropriate methodologies, theoretical frameworks and resources and to modify an outline research project through discussion, reflection and feedback.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate complex theoretical and philosophical arguments
2.
Critically analyse and apply appropriate research methodologies
3.
Critically develop arguments and interpretations in an appropriate and scholarly manner.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
The rationale for the course is to introduce students to the great philosophical and theoretical debates in the pursuit of history as well as methodological approaches to post-graduate research in the discipline. The first half of the course will focus on philosophies and theories of history and introduce students to theoretical concepts which inform and affect the practice of history. Notably, this will include the classical and orthodox debates on empiricism, relativism and Marxism and extends to modern theoretical approaches to history including post-colonial and post-modernist theory as well as recent developments in global history. The second half of the course will focus on types of historical enquiry and the methods employed by historians working in different disciplines within the ever broadening field of history. These will include oral history, quantitative history, gender history, visual history and memorialisation and diplomatic and political history. This will allow students to broadly situate their reading, research and writing within broad theoretical and methodological frameworks which inform the practice of history. Each week students will be allocated a text to read in preparation for the following week’s seminar. The taught sessions will be then facilitated by tutors, but will be largely student-led through their informed readings of the allocated texts.
The rationale for the course is to introduce students to the great philosophical and theoretical debates in the pursuit of history as well as methodological approaches to post-graduate research in the discipline. The first half of the course will focus on philosophies and theories of history and introduce students to theoretical concepts which inform and affect the practice of history. Notably, this will include the classical and orthodox debates on empiricism, relativism and Marxism and extends to modern theoretical approaches to history including post-colonial and post-modernist theory as well as recent developments in global history. The second half of the course will focus on types of historical enquiry and the methods employed by historians working in different disciplines within the ever broadening field of history. These will include oral history, quantitative history, gender history, visual history and memorialisation and diplomatic and political history. This will allow students to broadly situate their reading, research and writing within broad theoretical and methodological frameworks which inform the practice of history. Each week students will be allocated a text to read in preparation for the following week’s seminar. The taught sessions will be then facilitated by tutors, but will be largely student-led through their informed readings of the allocated texts.
Module Overview:
This course introduces students to key historical philosophical and methodological debates, encompassing various theories such as post-colonialism and post-modernism. It also covers diverse historical research methods like oral history and quantitative history. The goal is to help students develop research projects grounded in these frameworks.
This course introduces students to key historical philosophical and methodological debates, encompassing various theories such as post-colonialism and post-modernism. It also covers diverse historical research methods like oral history and quantitative history. The goal is to help students develop research projects grounded in these frameworks.
Additional Information:
The knowledge and skills gained through the completion of this course will be immediately relevant and directly applicable to the study of other modules and assessments on this taught MA. Further, it will prove invaluable to students who seek to develop their studies through research-level degrees through an underpinning, theoretical framework for the development of research proposals.
The knowledge and skills gained through the completion of this course will be immediately relevant and directly applicable to the study of other modules and assessments on this taught MA. Further, it will prove invaluable to students who seek to develop their studies through research-level degrees through an underpinning, theoretical framework for the development of research proposals.