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1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO HISTORIOGRAPHY 8/9/13 HISTORY 119 WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1648

2 WHAT IS HISTORIOGRAPHY????  Historiography is the study of the methodology of the study of History.  In other words, Historiography examines how we do History.

3 SOURCES... I.Primary Sources - Original, first-hand documents or objects, created by the participants or observers of the event. II. Secondary Sources - Documents (books, articles, etc.) that interpret, explain, or analyze the “primary” event or document.

4 BIAS AND REVISIONISM Bias is the unavoidable slant that is inherent in secondary source documents. Revisionism is the reinterpretation of a historical event/person based on recently discovered evidence or cultural bias.

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