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Welcome to lessons in history Lesson 2 Academic history

Historical methodology

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Welcome to lessons in history Lesson 2 Academic history

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  1. Welcome to lessons in history Lesson 2: Academic literacy

  2. Study the past from a variety of perspectives • Social, economic, cultural and, political. • The varieties of history include: • Biographical • Economic • Religious • Social • Political • Ethno

  3. Varieties of History (continued) • Geographical • Oral • Digital

  4. Vocabulary • Recommended text book is M.N.Menezes, R.S.M. How to do Better Research (Georgetown: Demerara Publishers Limited, 1980) p.38 • Exercise of power- junta, monarchial, absolutism, despotism, autonomous oligarchy, plutocracy, troika, plebiscite. • Governmental positions- dictator, potentate, kingmaker, despot, rajah, nadob, power behind the throne, politico. • Intellectual movements- scholasticism, rationalism, humanitarianism, utilitarism, existentialism.

  5. Vocabulary (continued); Labour history • Scab, strike, arbitration, industrial dispute, pension scheme, gratuity, shop steward, bargaining agent, work stoppage, severance pay.

  6. Foreign words –Menezes p. 38 Underlined • de facto • de jure • fait accompli • golpe de estado

  7. Foreign words- not underlined • ante bellum • bona fide • bourgoisie • carte blanche

  8. Primary documents •Primary sources are accounts or artifacts produced by eyewitnesses to events. autobiographies, interviews, artifacts,. Postcards, wills, transports, and paintings. •Analysis of maps •Analysis of political cartoons for messages of a historical context •Use of multimedia and primary sources from a historical perspective. Diaries, letters, speeches,

  9. Secondary sources •Secondary sources use information gathered from others. Textbooks and biographies are secondary sources. •Determine the reliability of the source. For a primary source, find out who wrote it and when. An account written during or immediately after an event is more reliable than one written years later. sources, look for good documentation. In a reliable account, researchers cite their sources of information in footnotes and bibliographies. For secondary

  10. Secondary sources (continued) •For both types of sources evaluate the author. Is this author biased? •What background and authority does he or she have? •Finally, compare two accounts of the same event. If they disagree, you should question their reliability.

  11. Thank you

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