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Historiography: Mply Defined As The History of Writing History Making of Historical Research

This document discusses different schools of thought in historiography. It describes positivism as the 18th-19th century idea that historical events must be supported by written documents. Postcolonialism emerged in the early 20th century as formerly colonized nations sought to establish their own identities separate from their colonizers. The document also provides examples of primary sources like diaries and autobiographies. It explains that external criticism examines the physical characteristics of sources, while internal criticism evaluates the truthfulness of evidence by considering the author and context.

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Historiography: Mply Defined As The History of Writing History Making of Historical Research

This document discusses different schools of thought in historiography. It describes positivism as the 18th-19th century idea that historical events must be supported by written documents. Postcolonialism emerged in the early 20th century as formerly colonized nations sought to establish their own identities separate from their colonizers. The document also provides examples of primary sources like diaries and autobiographies. It explains that external criticism examines the physical characteristics of sources, while internal criticism evaluates the truthfulness of evidence by considering the author and context.

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Historiography

Simply defined as the history of writing


history
Making of historical research
Positivism
Is the school of thought emerged between 18th and 19th
century
For the historian to validate one historical event happened
in the past there should be supporting documents that
will support the validity of it .that is called positivism.
This thought observable evidence before one can claim
that a particular knowledge is true.
The mantra “no documents, no history” where historians
are required to show written primary documents inorder
to write a particular historical narrative
Postcolonialism
Is a school of thought emerged during early 20th
century where formerly colonized nations wanted the
idea of creating their own identity, own nation and
society.
Absence of system mandated to them by the former
colonizers.
EXAMPLE OF PRIMARY SOURCES
1.Old diary’s by the historians
2. Autobiographies
3.Sound recordings and old interviews
External critism
Is done by examining the physical characteristics of a
source
Consistency with the historical characteristics of the
time when it was produced.
Internal Criticism
Is the examination of the truthfulness of the
presented evidence
Looks at the truthfulness of the evidence by looking at
the author, source, its context, the agenda behind its
creation.

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