This course focuses on the history and practices of scholarship in the human sciences through the example of the emergence of modern historiography. The course will be based on the book, Modern Historiography in the Making, published by Bloomsbury in March 2022. However, students are encouraged to consider how the arguments of the book relate to their own projects. Those who want to present their projects and receive feedback must mail a short summary of their project idea (two to three pages in English) to the guest lecturer, at the latest on May 11th (eskild@ruc.dk).
1 session: The Human Sciences in the Making
17 de mayo de 2022
Hora: 7:00 a 10:00 a.m.
The first session discusses why it makes sense to study the human sciences in the making. We will investigate how one can study the processes and practices of knowledge production in these sciences. The discussion will be based upon the introduction (“Between past and present), chapter 5 (“The study”), and chapter 6 (“The state archive”) of the book as well as the student presentations.
2 session: The Purpose of the Human Sciences
18 de mayo de 2022
Hora: 7:00 a 10:00 a.m.
The second session will discuss how studies of human sciences in the making influence our understanding of their purpose and meaning. We will examine the normative — moral and political — significance of scholarship in the human sciences and why it matters what we uncover. The discussion will be based upon chapter 1 (“The lecture hall”), chapter 4 (“The art cabinet), chapter 7 (“The seminar”), and the epilogue (“The purpose of historiography”) as well as the student presentations.
