Lecture 1: History and Historiography Flashcards
What is history?
“EVENTS” in the past
What is the Chamorro’s epistemology of history?
Mo’na (the front, in front of)
What is Taotaomo’na?
People of before, ancestors
What does history focus on?
The Events
What are the summary information of history?
What happened?
Who was involved?
Where did it happen?
When did it happen?
What does Historical analysis focus on?
Historical significance when interrogating the event
What are the ways of interrogating the events?
Finding:
New information or insights
Unique or valuable perspective
Accuracy
Thoroughness
What language does Historiography come from?
Greek (Historiographia)
What does Historiographia translate to?
Historio = greek historia, history
Graphia = Greek graphie, writing
Is historiography about the “writing” of history?
Yes
Is historiography about the “study” of historical perspectives?
Yes
What does Historiography focus on?
The “WRITING”
(or the “INTERPRETATION”)
What’s the differences between history and historiography?
History:
An “EVENT” from the past
Who/What/Where/When
Historiography:
WRITING about an “event”
An author’s INTERPRETATION of an “event”
What is the Canon?
texts generally ACCEPTED as TRUE
What are some examples of the canon?
Textbooks
Encyclopedias
