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Category: History
Four Steps to Historical Literacy
Contents 1 – Introduction 2 – The Four Steps 3 – Background Introduction There is no universal definition for historical literacy. That being said, when I talk about historical literacy, I’m talking about being historically literate, that is, understanding the fundamentals of the discipline… Continue Reading “Four Steps to Historical Literacy”
Talking History: The Field of History Communication
What is History Communication? History Communication deals with ways of communicating historical information. It has been likened to the discipline known as Science Communication, and shares many of the same goals, albethey history focused instead of science focused.[1] This field is important for helping… Continue Reading “Talking History: The Field of History Communication”
Historical Literacy & the Criteria for Truth
The discipline of history focuses on studying what happened in the past. In my opinion, in a similar fashion to how being scientific literate involves being familiar with how science is done, being historically literate involves being familiar with how history is done. It’s… Continue Reading “Historical Literacy & the Criteria for Truth”
The Failures of Exploring Reality’s Attack on Jesus Christ Mythicism
In this article, I respond to Exploring Reality’s YouTube video titled “Did Jesus Exist? The Failures of Mythicism.” It was released on Sept. 18th, 2021, and has a runtime of 25 minutes and 21 seconds. I don’t know whether or not there was a… Continue Reading “The Failures of Exploring Reality’s Attack on Jesus Christ Mythicism”
History Channels On YouTube
I am a fan of YouTube and the variety of content that gets posted on there. In this article, I have made a list of Youtube channels dedicated to the topic of history (or related topics). I have two sections in this article, “Favorites”… Continue Reading “History Channels On YouTube”
History, Historiology, Historiomathy, & Historiography
History, historiology, historiomathy, and historiography are four words useful for anyone interested in studying history. The word “history” is popular enough, but the words historiology, historiomathy, and historiography are more obscure. Of the latter three, historiography is used the most by a landslide. This… Continue Reading “History, Historiology, Historiomathy, & Historiography”
The Flight Of The ‘Alalā: A Call For Studies Into Literary Fraud
This work focuses on various aspects of fraud and its relation to historical studies. With a core focus on literary fraud, it serves as an introduction to this field and as a guide for relevant future studies. Sections: 1 – The Eighth Circle of… Continue Reading “The Flight Of The ‘Alalā: A Call For Studies Into Literary Fraud”
Auxiliary Sciences of History Departments & Institutes
This article contains a list of university departments with “Auxiliary Science of History” or “Auxiliary Historical Sciences” in its name. Total: 11Czechia: 5Poland: 3Germany: 1 Hungary:1Slovakia: 1 Department,University,Country Department of Ancient History and Auxiliary Historical Sciences,Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary,Hungaryhttps://english.kre.hu/index.php/faculties/faculty-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/72-institute-of-history/department-of-ancient-history-and-auxiliary-historical-sciences.html… Continue Reading “Auxiliary Sciences of History Departments & Institutes”
Notes on Iggers (1995) Historicism: The History and Meaning of the Term
The article by Georg G. Iggers (1926-2017) is heavily saturated with relevant information on the topic of historicism. I recommend it for anyone interested in the development of historical studies. It was well-written and included topics for future research at the end. He was… Continue Reading “Notes on Iggers (1995) Historicism: The History and Meaning of the Term”
Notes on Lee & Beck (1954)
Lee & Beck provided a solid introduction into the various definitions of historicism and offered at the end two definitions of their own. The first definition they give places historicism in the service of evaluation, where it plays the role of determining the “truth,… Continue Reading “Notes on Lee & Beck (1954)”
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