HSTRY 395 A: Modern Historical Writing, Honors Seminar

Spring 2018
Meeting:
M 3:00pm - 4:50pm / SMI 320
SLN:
15102
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
HONORS IN HISTORY STUDENTS ONLY MAY REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE. PLEASE EMAIL HISTADV@UW.EDU FOR ADD CODE.
Catalog Description:
New types of problems examined by historians and new techniques that have evolved for solution. Brief historiographical introduction, reaching back to the "scientific" historians of the mid-nineteenth century; continues by examining the impact on historians of new disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and economics, and of new techniques such as statistics and prosopography. Readings in the theorists and in those who followed their lead.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
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October 10, 2025 - 1:33 am