TAR629 - HISTORIOGRAPHY IN THE PAST and PRESENT I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORIOGRAPHY IN THE PAST and PRESENT I | TAR629 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Dr. Yunus Koç | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to provide students with an overview of the basic elements of historiography from the Antiquity until the mid-19th century. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Periodization of historiography from the Antiquity up to the present using the properties of modern historiography as criteria; characteristics of historiography in the Antiquity and the Middle Ages; human centered historiography of the Renaissance; development of skeptical and critical approach in comparing historical texts and its impact on historiography using Descartes and Voltaire as cases in point; New period started with Kant and fact based historiography; re-vitalization of historiography with the rise of nation states and transition form history of dynasties towards total history in the 19th century. | |||||
| References | Collingwood, G. (2007), Tarih Tasarımı, İstanbul, Kitap Yurdu Yay. Doğan, Ö., (2010), Tarih Felsefesi, İstanbul, Say Yay. Carr, E. H., (2011), Tarih Nedir?, İstanbul, İletişim Yay. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Definition of history and its difference from mythology |
| Week 2 | Overview of modern historiography; looking at Herodotus with basic principles of modern historiography in mind. |
| Week 3 | First examples of Human-oriented historiographical movement: Herodotus and Thukydides |
| Week 4 | Characteristics of Greek and Roman historiography |
| Week 5 | An overview history of Christianity and its contribution to historiography: the idea of universality and chronological order |
| Week 6 | Decline in historiography in the Middle Ages: fate and appreciation centered history design |
| Week 7 | Historians and their perception of history through the works of Islamic history |
| Week 8 | Mid-term Exam |
| Week 9 | Historiography during the Renaissance: people-oriented approach |
| Week 10 | Enlightenment philosophers and their contributions to the writing of history: skepticism, comparison and textual criticism |
| Week 11 | Post-Enlightenment historiography: the wave of positivism and its negative effects. |
| Week 12 | Rediscovery of the importance of history and historical knowledge in 19th century: Kant and post-Kant |
| Week 13 | Transition from history of actions of kings and dynasties to historiography focused on creating robust information based on facts. |
| Week 14 | Seminar presentation |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 133 | 205 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest