HIS-200: THINKING HISTORICALLY
Clio: detail from The Muses by Eustache LeSueur c.1652 (The Louvre, Paris)
Fall 2010
PROF. ERIC J. CARLSON
PROF. ERIC J. CARLSON
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Clio: detail from The Muses by Eustache LeSueur c.1652 (The Louvre, Paris) |
Fall 2010
PROF. ERIC J. CARLSON |
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| The mission of the History Department is to help students develop the capacity to think historically. This means understanding change and continuity over time, appreciating the importance of historical context, knowing how to interpret and critique primary and secondary sources, being able to construct arguments based on historical evidence, understanding the varieties of approaches employed by historians, and integrating into the study of history methods employed in related disciplines. Second, it means developing an appreciation for the histories of different regions, societies, and time periods, as well as for the differences and similarities among those histories. Finally, it involves developing an understanding of the past as past and of its importance in the present. All of these abilities are essential to well-educated persons seeking to deal effectively with the complex world in which they live. This seminar is designed to foster and develop these skills and to think self-consciously and self-critically about what it means to be an historian in the modern world. |
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