Program(s): Undergraduate Courses
In this course, students will be introduced to archival research methods and to the ways in which historians work with and interpret the sources they use in constructing historical narratives and arguments. We will visit Special Collections, explore digital archives, and consider the range of possible sources and archives, from texts held in national government archives to material objects, maps, audio or video recordings, and everything in between. We will also engage with the work of historians as they seek to make sense of the material they find in archives, considering questions of interpretation, narrative, and holes–that is, what is missing from archives. Students will gain an understanding of the mechanics of archival work and an appreciation for the complexity of historical thinking.
Remote or Residential
Course Considerations
This course is open to all undergraduates and is included in the Summer Institute in Social Research Methods.
This course satisfies the methods requirement in the Public Policy Studies major and is an approved elective for the Latin American and Caribbean Studies major.
Course Overview
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July 12
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Class Duration (CST)
11:00 A.M.