HIST641 CURRENT APPROACHES IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH
| Course Code: |
2400641 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
History |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. FERDAN ERGUT |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course is an overview of the various theoretical approaches to the study of history. The emphasis will be given to recent and novel ways of understanding, interpreting and explaining both the past and the present. Selected material, preferably essays which build their analyses on comparative historical explanations, will be used to illustrate new theoretical approaches. An assessment of the utility, i.e., strengths and/or weaknesses, of these contemporary approaches will conclude the requirements of the course.
