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131-096 The Historian at Work | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-432. Students who have completed 131-432 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This is a 'theory and method' subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr B Collett |
Prerequisites | Usually admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in History. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject consists of instruction in the reading and transcription of manuscripts, specifically the Elizabethan Secretary Hand, which emerged around the middle of the 16th century and was used by most people until about the end of the 17th century. The subject will also involve paleographic examination of official or original documents and the processes which produced them, including principles of editing such documents. The subject provides students with training in early modern paleography and the techniques of working in international archives. The archival evidence investigated by students will be used to consider the relationship of the historian to people and events; the historian's use of archival material in respect of modern theoretical approaches; and the way in which historians may integrate archival research and theoretical insights when they exercise their craft as writers. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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