HI398
The Historian’s Craft
0.5 Credit

This is a course about the many different ways historians think and do their work. The course explores a range of matters associated with the writing of history, including: how the practice of history has changed over time; the nature of historical sources; how historians claim to know about the past; the differences and relationships between history and memory; and the major approaches to understanding the past that have influenced the writing of history today.

Additional Course Information
Prerequisites
Registration status: Year 3 or Year 4 Honours History, or permission of the department.