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Seminar
WiSe 21/22: Introduction to Historical Research and Writing
Joseph Prestel
Comments
This course will focus on one of the most important everyday activities of historians that is rarely discussed: writing. In the course, we will address oft-asked questions about the writing process, such as: What makes a good text? How to structure one’s thoughts in writing? How can historians convey a compelling argument? To tackle these questions, we will also revisit central aspects of historical research in the first part of the course, including the outlines of history as a discipline, the question of objectivity in historical research, and the practice of analyzing sources. The second part of the course will be dedicated to reading exemplary texts by other historians to study their writing styles, writing exercises, and discussing texts that students prepare for the course. close
Suggested reading
Benjamin Dreyer, Dreyer's English: An utterly correct guide to clarity and style (New York: Random House, 2019); Peter Novick, That Noble Dream: The “Objectivity” Question and the American Historical Profession in Context (New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988); Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983). close
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2021-10-18 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-10-25 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-11-01 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-11-08 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-11-15 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-11-22 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-11-29 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-12-06 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2021-12-13 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2022-01-03 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2022-01-10 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2022-01-17 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2022-01-24 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2022-01-31 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2022-02-07 14:00 - 16:00
Mon, 2022-02-14 14:00 - 16:00