This unique Course will introduce the concepts of time, space, human agency, sources and facts to the learners to develop basic understanding of History. It is also giving an opportunity to know the research tools in social sciences along with an interdisciplinary aptitude. To situate history amidst the realm of interdisciplinary studies, there is a detailed discussion in this Course on how history enlightens the other subjects including science, religious studies, archeology, anthropology, psychology, literature, cultural studies and others. The learners will also get an exposure to the various forms of historiography or the art of writing history through the ages and the historians who made this journey memorable. A special section is there to highlight the eminent personalities in the Indian history and their contributions.
Overview
Syllabus
Week
SECTION I
Description
Week 1
Module 1
Time, space, human agency
Module 2
An introduction to the Sources of History – A General Overview: Literary and Archaeological Sources
Module 3
Facts and historical facts; interpretation and meaning
Week 2
Module 4
Hypothesis, Argumentation, Problematique
Module 5
Objectivity
Module 6
Causality
Week 3
Module 7
Generalization
Module 8
Narrative and History
Module 9
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in History
Module 10
Digital Humanities
Week 4
Module 11
History and Anthropology
Module 12
History and Archaeology
Module 13
History and Psychology
Week 5
Module 14
History and Literature
Module 15
History and Science
Module 16
History and Religion
Module 17
History and Culture
Week 6
Module 18
‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’
Module 19
Kautilya’s ‘Arthasastra’
Module 20
Kalhana’s ‘Rajtarangini’
Week 7
Module 21
Abul Faz'l’s Akbarnama
Module 22
‘My Experiments with Truth’-Remembering Mahatma
Module 23
Social Construction of Madness and Mental Health
Week 8
Module 24
Intimate Relationships
Module 25
Representation of Disability in Popular Culture
Module 26
History and Cinema
Module 27
Performing Arts in History
Week 9
Module 28
Definition and Preconditions of Historiography
Module 29
Greek Historiography
Module 30
Roman Historiography
Module 31
Ancient Chinese Historiography
Week 10
Module 32
Medieval Christian Historiography
Module 33
Medieval Muslim Historiography
Module 34
Renaissance and Historiography
Module 35
Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution and Historiography
Week 11
Module 36
Romantic –Nationalist-Literary Historiography
Module 37
Positivism in History
Module 38
Linguistics and History
Module 39
Post-Modernist Challenges, Twentieth Century in History
Week 12
Module 40
Ancient Indian Historiography
Module 41
Medieval Indo-Muslim Historiography
Module 42
History and Indology
Week 13
Module 43
Colonial Historiography
Module 44
National Historiography
Module 45
The Annales School of Historiography
Week 14
Module 46
Gender Studies
Module 47
Environmental Sociology with Special Emphasis on Eco-feminism
Module 48
Refugee Studies
Week 15
Module 49
The Marxist Phase
Module 50
Subaltern Studies
Module 51
Oral History
Week 16
Module 52
History and Folklore
Module 53
Theories on Aesthetics
Module 54
Violence and Contemporary Thoughts
Module 55
Dreams and Death –Certain Concepts
Taught by
Dr. Tinni Goswami
