Procedures and Methods of Historical Research - YMH539

• Anglický název: Procedures and Methods of Historical Research
• Zajišťuje: Program Historická sociologie (24-HS)
• Fakulta: Fakulta humanitních studií
• Platnost: od 2024
• Semestr: letní
• E-Kredity: 2
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: letní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: letní s.:0/2, Z [HT]
• Rozsah za akademický rok: 26 [hodiny]
• Počet míst: neurčen / neurčen (15)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; při zápisu přednost, je-li ve stud. plánu; student může plnit i v dalších letech
• Garant: Mgr. Alena Marková, Ph.D.
• Neslučitelnost : YMH039, YMH139
• Je neslučitelnost pro: YMH139, YMH039

Anotace

čeština

The main aim of the course Procedures and Methods of Historical Research is to get practical knowledge on how to create and formulate the research topic, how to formulate the goals, hypothesis and objectives of the research, and how to find, process, and interpret relevant sources (secondary literature, printed sources, archive sources, etc.). In other words, the main aim of the course is to create a strong and solid methodological frame for the future student’s future research, especially within the master thesis, as well as to improve the student's writing and research skills. Besides improving practical academic skills, we will study different theoretical and methodological approaches in history. The attention Attention will be focusedbe given to on interrelated theoretical questions of historical research such as What is the relation between political power and history? How reliable are dates and facts in history? Is a total historical reconstruction of a historical event possible? Does an „objective historical truth”“ exist? Can history and the historian be objective? How could we interpret the history?

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.02.2021)

Cíl předmětu

The main aim of the Methodology classes (i.e. Procedures and Methods of Historical Research as well as Methodology of Historical Science) is to get practical knowledge on how to create and formulate the research topic, how to formulate the goals, hypothesis and objectives of the research, and how to find, process, and interpret relevant sources (secondary literature, printed sources, archive sources, etc.).

In other words, the main aim of the course is to create a strong and solid methodological frame for the future student’s research, especially within the master thesis, as well as to improve the student's writing and research skills.

Besides improving practical academic skills students are expected to answer the following theoretical questions: Is the total reconstruction of a historical event possible? Can the historian be objective? How could we interpret the history?

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.02.2021)

Podmínky zakončení předmětu

Course completion requirements:

Students have to prepare and present assignments and their own research project during lectures. Students are expected to take an active part in discussions during the classes.

Evaluation Method:

Grades will be based on active participation in discussions (30%), and regular study assessments (70%).

 

For leaving students (such as Erasmus program students or students of international exchange or similar program, etc.):

Erasmus program students or students of international exchange or similar program who didn’t attend the previous course in the Summer Semester (i.e. Methodology of Historical Science) should attend classes and take an active part in current discussions. Students might not prepare written assignments (optional only).

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (26.01.2022)

Metody výuky

Structure and teaching methods: lectures, discussions, presentations (projects and assignments). The theoretic lectures are followed by seminars and discussions.

Throughout the seminar students have to present and discuss their current assignments (research topics, secondary literature critique, primary sources critique, etc.).

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (26.01.2022)

Další doporučené předměty

Other recommended courses:

Methodology of Historical Science (Winter Semester)

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.02.2018)

Sylabus

Syllabus Procedures and Methods of Historical Research:

1. Introduction into Method of Historical Research.

2. Primary sources: structure, types and classification. Published and unpublished sources. The main principles of archival research.

3. Possibilities and limits of the historian during the research of primary sources.

4. Primary sources critique. How to read and evaluate primary (and other) sources (reasons of creation of a source, origin of a source, context of the creation of primary sources, authors, etc.).

5. Non-academic sources (novels, sagas, movies, etc.). Movie as a primary source: possibilities and limits.

6. Assignment: Primary sources critique. Students' presentations and evaluation. Discussion.

7. Objectivity of the historian, or does an objective historical truth exist? Reconstruction of historical events and their interpretation.

8. Ideology and history: interrelations.

9. Terms and terminology.

10. Theoretical methods in history. Schools and approaches.

11. Political history, social and cultural history. History of mentalities, microhistory, Alltagsgeschichte or the history of everyday life, and others.

12. Conclusions. The final discussion.

The theoretic lectures are followed by seminars (discussions).

During the Summer Semester (i.e. course Procedures and Methods of Historical Research) students have to prepare the following assignments:

3. Secondary sources critique.

The aim of the assignment is to process and analyze relevant secondary sources (relevant secondary literature). The assignment should contain a short analysis (or review) of several secondary sources which are relevant for the topic. The following questions should be asked: What is the author's opinion or/and approach to the related problem/topic? When was the research (book, study, or article) published? Could that time period influence the author and her/his opinion (for example the Cold War period, socialist, communist or other political regime and ideology, emancipation or social movements, revolutions, etc.). Is the author biased in her/his opinion? Why? Do you agree with the author? As well as other related questions.
Each source's review in the assignment should be at least 200-220 words long. Students have to find and process at least 5-6 secondary sources. The secondary sources in the assignment have to be analyzed in a chronological order (from the oldest to the latest).
Each assignment must contain exact references, and state all sources (title, page, etc.) and a bibliography. Use footnotes as references. All assignments must meet with standard formal requirements of an academic paper (i.e. name and surname of student, title, pagination, references, list of literature, etc.).

4. Primary sources critique.

Once the secondary sources are analysed students have to find out and process primary sources which are relevant for the proposal's topic. The primary sources could be published (printed materials) or unpublished (archival materials such as documents, reports etc.)
At least 5-6 sources have to be processed and analysed. During processing students should be guided by following questions: When was the source created? What kind of source is it (police reports, official documents, chronicles etc.)? Who is the author/s of the source? For whom is the source intended? What is the purpose of the creation of the source (propaganda, leaflets, secret reports etc.).
Each source's analyses in the assignment should be at least 200-220 words long. Students have to process at least 5 primary sources.
Each assignment must contain exact references, and state all sources (title, page, etc.) and a bibliography. Use footnotes as references. All assignments must meet with standard formal requirements of an academic paper (i.e. name and surname of student, title, pagination, references, list of literature, etc.).

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.02.2021)

Studijní opory

Literature:

Recommended literature:

Carr, E. H., What is History? Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1990.
Black, J., MacRaild, D. M., Studying history, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Donnelly, M., Norton, C., Doing history, Hoboken: Taylor & amp; Francis, 2012.
Elton, G. R., The practice of history, Oxford – Malden - Mass.: Blackwell, 2002.
Howell, M. C., Prevenier, W., From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods, Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2001.
Mabbett, I. W., Writing history essays, Basingstoke – Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
McCulloch, G., Documentary research in education, history, and the social sciences, London - New York: Routledge Falmer, 2004.
Munslow, A., Deconstructing history, New York: Routledge, 2006.
Renier, G. J., History: its purpose and method, London - New York: Routledge, 2016.
Topolski, J., Methodology of History, New York: Springer, 2013.
Topolski, J., Narration and explanation: contributions to the methodology of the historical research, Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1990.

Social, economic, cultural history, memory studies:

Green, A., Cultural history, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Landes, D. S., Tilly, Ch., (eds), History as social science, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1971.
Tilly, Ch., As sociology meets history, New York: Academic Press, 1981.
Tuma, E. H., Economic history and the social sciences: problems of methodology, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971.
Radstone, S., Memory and methodology, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

Online sources:

Munslow, A., The new history [online], London: Routledge, 2014. Access from: http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/natl-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4692552
Munslow, A. (ed.), Experiments in rethinking history [online], New York, NY: Routledge, 2004. Access from: http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/natl-ebooks/detail.action?docID=200221.

Recommended literature (in other languages):

Cornelißen, Ch. (ed.), Geschichtswissenschaften. Eine Einführung, Frankfurt a. M., 2000.
Eibach, J., Lottes, G. (eds.), Kompass der Geschichtswissenschaft: ein Handbuch, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2002.
Lorenz, Ch., Konstruktion der Vergangenheit. Eine Einführung in die Geschichtstheorie, Köln: Böhlau, 1997.
Topolski, J., Jak się pisze i rozumie historię. Tajemnice narracji historycznej, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 2008.
Topolski, J., Metodologia historii, Warszawa: Państw. Wydaw. Nauk, 1984.
Topolski, J., Teoria wiedzy historycznej, Poznaň: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1983.
Topolski, J., Wprowadzenie do historii, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 2009.

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (04.02.2021)

Požadavky k zápisu

Registration requirements:

The course Procedures and Methods of Historical Research follows on from the course Methodology of Historical Science (held in the Winter Semester).

However, the course is open for all new students (such as Erasmus program students or students of international exchange or similar program and/or others students), which are very welcome.

Poslední úprava: Marková Alena, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.02.2018)