Essays on Historiography

Until well into the 1960s, the terms ‘theatre studies’ and ‘theatre history’ were largely synonymous, because the first and major concern of the new subject was the theatrical past. However, today theatre history is certainly not the exclusive field of teaching and research, historical study...

The Christian Herald and Signs of Our Times was founded in England in 1878 by Joseph Spurgeon, cousin of the popular British preacher Charles Spurgeon, and Michael Baxter, Anglican minister and evangelist. Since its founding the Herald coupled apocalyptic fervor with an emphasis on social...

Chapter One How does the process of hero-making obstruct the study of history? Provide specific examples with respect to Helen Keller and Woodrow Wilson. In order to be proper teaching tools, history textbooks should give students a clear understanding of what has happened in the...

This essay seeks to examine the development of oral history as a research methodology through its use and evaluate its contribution to our understanding of the experience of schooling. Although oral history has the potential to provide invaluable first-hand insight into the real experiences of...

William C. Davis, author of Duel Between the First Ironclads, is a well-respected American historian who spent time as a Professor of History at Virginia Tech from 2000 – 2013; and he has spent most of his career doing research on the American South. He...

The 1960’s, a time period essentially classified as the 1950’s through the 1970’s, is a period of many social issues and cultural change in America. It is the time of the Civil Rights Movement and on top of that it is the time of the...

Initially, this course had little direction other than that I knew I wanted to study Italian art, I had no specific periods in mind or regions of interest. My first few attempts at locating sources to be analyzed later on left me feeling even more...

The word History is derived from the Greek word istorio meaning investigation, research, exploration or information. History is study of the past narrating the life of men and the stories created by them. It narrates how men fought against the entire natural phenomenon for food,...

“All history is present history in the sense that the concerns of the present are bound somehow to affect the way history is studied and written.” ~ Paul Anthony Cartledge Introduction Historiography may be one of the most effective, and arguably even the best, means...

Just as the events of the past affect the days of the present, so too do the proceedings of former affairs affect how history is written. As a result, ‘the historical profession involves, by definition, continual reflection on the past, based on the honest and...

History is an account written in a narrative form. It is used to examine and analyze past events while Historiography is a combination of a lot of historical work on a specific matter. Thus, historiography is the account of history, especially after the critical examination...

The article “From Folklore to Revolution: Charivaris and the Lower Canadian Rebellion of 1837”, written by Allan Greer, is the one I chose to critique. The thesis written by the author goes back to the same point, which was that the charivaris were an apparatus...

Ancient Egypt was an elaborate empire, seemingly one of the most interesting ancient cities of all time. From fearless pharaohs, to incredible writing techniques, to astounding architecture, Egypt was a complex society with many details that created one of the longest lasting empires in history....

In the beginning of Rome, it was ruled by Tyrannical King which the people did not like. Both Patricians and Plebeians decided to put aside differences and revolt against those in power. When they succeeded, and they were then left to figure out who was...

A vast body of blue-green salt water, where if one would attempt to look as far across as the eye can see would possibly catch the sight of land on the other side; a simple door; ones’ first day of college; and even another world...

“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”- Napoleon Bonaparte In this quote, Napoleon Bonaparte is projecting his belief that history is merely some lies that people agreed on, implying that most of the historical knowledge present today is a product of fiction that individuals...