Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

See "Learning activities" and "Syllabus".

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.2. Learning tasks

• Theoretical lectures.
• Practical lectures.
• Individual work.
• Personal study.
• Assessment activities.

5.3. Syllabus

The course will address the following topics:

Section A. Theory of History and Historiography

Topic 1. The Responsibility and Ethical Behaviour of Historians.

Topic 2. The begining of History as a science in the world and in Spain.

Topic 3. The 19th Century Historiography: German Historicism, French Positivism and the beginnings of Criticism to the Academic Historiography.

Topic 4. The 19th Century Historiography in Spain.

Topic 5. The 20th Century Historiography: the Geography, Historical materialism, New Political History and Sociology of History.

Topic 6. The 20th Century Historiography in Spain.

Topic 7. The Crisis of History in the 80s and the Social neo-Darwinism. Recent trends.

Section B. The Writing of History

Topic 8. Book Reviews.

Topic 9. Basic Patterns of Source Citation: Notes-Bibliography Style and Author-Date Style.

Topic 10. General Patterns of History Writing.

Topic 11. The Academic Essays.

Topic 12. The Independent Tought. Plagiarism, Copyrights, Internet and Ethical Academic Behaviour.

Topic 13. The Transcription and the Commentary of   Texts of History. Other Elements of History Writing.

Topic 14. The set up and Display of Works of History.

5.4. Course planning and calendar

See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

• Clanchy, John, y Brigid Ballard, Cómo se hace un trabajo académico. Guía práctica para estudiantes universitarios, Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 2000 (orig. 1995, 2ª edición aumentada)
• Iggers, Georg G., La ciencia histórica en el siglo XX. Las tendencias actuales. Una visión panorámica y crítica del debate internacional, Barcelona, Idea Books, S.A., 1998.
• Mabbett, I. W., Writing history essays. A student's guide, Palgrave, Hampshire 2006.
• Manual de estilo Chicago Deusto. Adaptación y edición de Javier Torres Ripa, Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao 2013.
• Peiró Martín, Ignacio, Historiadores en España. Historia de la Historia y memoria de la profesión, Zaragoza, Prensas Universitarias, 2013
• Raphael, Lutz, La ciencia histórica en la era de los extremos. Teorías, métodos y tendencias desde 1900 hasta la actualidad, Zaragoza, Institución Fernando el Católico, 2012.
• Storey, William K., Writing History. A Guide for Students, OUP. O. 1999.
• Turabian, Kate L., A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, University of Chicago Press, Chicago Ill. 2007 (varias ediciones)