Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
PAST?
A story of past events, traces of past
conditions arranged in chronological
order.
For some known writers like Nick
Joaquin, history is not just a chronological
story of the past, but it is a process of
creation of culture.
It is the continuous process of interaction
between the historian and his facts, an
unending dialogue between the present and
the past.
A guide for action in the present and for
plans in the future.
History is interpretive
History is revisionist in
scope
History is a constant process
of questioning
History is integrative
History is relevant in the
past, present, and future.
History is inclusive
History incorporates
historiography
Historiography
the writing of history, especially the writing of history based on
the critical examination of sources, the selection of particular
details from the authentic materials in those sources, and the
synthesis of those details into a narrative that stands the test of
critical examination.
Why study history?
1.To learn about the past.
1.Bibliographies
2.Biographical works
3.Periodicals (Newspaper, magazine and journal)
4.Literature reviews and review articles
Criticisms in History
• External
• Internal
Historical data has to be
examined to verify its
authenticity and truthfulness
through external and internal
criticism.
External criticism refers to the
genuineness of the documents. It is
looking into the authenticity of
evidence by examining the physical
characteristics and historical
characteristics of the documents.
The following are series of questions to establish the genuineness of a document or
relic according to Key (1997).
a.Does the language and writing style conform to the period in question and is it typical of other
work done by the author?
b.Is there evidence that the author exhibits ignorance of things or events that man of his training
and time should have known?
c.Did he report about things, events, or places that could have been known during the period?
d.Has the original manuscript been altered either intentionally or unintentionally by copying?