Themes in American Historiography (P01911)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-AmHistgph

This course aims to heighten student awareness of some of the main issues and debates within American historiography. The course draws from a range of expertise within the School and in chronological terms spans the period from the seventeenth century through to the twentieth. It is also thematically diverse, dealing with a range of topics in and approaches to the study of American history.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

It is hoped that students will emerge with an enhanced understanding of some of the main issues and debates within American historiography. Through detailed analysis of examples of historical writings and of secondary sources that discuss them, it is expected that students will develop their critical awareness of the influences on, and concerns of, a range of American historians. Students will also be able to develop their skills as discussants, and they will be asked to write a sustained piece of analysis that demonstrates historiographical knowledge and awareness.