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HISTORIOGRAPHY II [HIST1421]
[30h] 3 credits

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This course is taught in the 1st semester

Teacher(s):

Jacques Pijcke

Language:

French

Level:

First cycle

>> Aims
>> Main themes
>> Content and teaching methods
>> Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
>> Other credits in programs

Aims

By the end of this course, students should be capable of analyzing a text of an ancient historian (antiquity, Greco-Roman, High Middle Ages), perceiving its characteristic elements and situating it within the evolution of a historiographical genre.

Main themes

The history of history reflects the major currents of western civilization. A commented reading of principal historians according to the following schema : conceptions of history and centres of interest, wealth of information, quality of their critique and literary form. The second part of the course will be dedicated to Greco-Roman and Medieval historiography.

Content and teaching methods

The history of history reflects the major currents of western civilization. A commented reading of principal historians according to the following schema : conceptions of history and centres of interest, wealth of information, quality of their critique and literary form. The second part of the course will be dedicated to Greco-Roman and Medieval historiography.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Evaluation : oral examination
Support : student notes

Other credits in programs

HIST12BA

Deuxième année de bachelier en histoire

(3 credits)

Mandatory



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