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SoSe 23: When the Micro and the Global write History

Alexandra Oberländer

Kommentar

This course is meant as a practice in history-writing. We will look at one of the “hottest” historiographical trends in recent years the “Global Microhistory” in order to understand what the hype is about and more importantly how to actually write such a history. This is why this course will be reading-and writing-intensive. We will spend about 70 percent of the term reading classic texts on the Global Microhistory closely analyzing their methodology (I would suggest among others the entire (!) books by Francesa Trivellato, Jessica Hanser, Tonio Andrade among others – I will come up with a preliminary syllabus, but you can certainly add your suggestions. Another option might be to read the recent issue of Past & Present in 2021 which focused on the methodology itself). This is why the course does not have a singular topic like for example the “Risorgimento” of the “Russian Revolution, but rather approaches the Global and Micro from many angles and perspectives. The rest of the term we will discuss your texts, your first forays into writing such histories yourself. The aim of this course is to test your abilities as microhistorians of the Global. The idea is for you to write an essay about your method, your findings and your interpretation of one single primary source which will be provided either by me or our fellow students. Please prepare yourself to having your interpretations discussed in class. A revised version of the essay will be due by the end of August 2023. Schließen

Literaturhinweise

Mandatory preliminary readings: Carlo Ginzburg, The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller. Baltimore 1980. Natalie Zemon Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre. Cambridge 1983. Robert Darnton, The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History. New York 1984. David Ransel, A Russian Merchant’s Tale. The Life and Adventures of Ivan Alekseevich Tolchënov, Based on His Diary. Bloomington & Indianapolis 2009. Schließen

13 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Do, 16:00 - 18:00 13 Termine

Do, 20.04.2023 16:00 - 18:00

Dozenten:
Dr. Alexandra Oberländer