History of historiography

Objectives:
- Students will get to know the basic concepts and contents of the field of historiography in a historical perspective;
- They will develop the ability to critically use various types of publications of historical sources and literature;
- Through discussions and independent work, students' critical thinking will be stimulated, especially in their initial approach to the publication of historical sources and literature;
- Students' scientific literacy will be promoted;
- Students will get to know the history of historiography with special attention to the most important authors, their works, historiographic genres, work methods, etc.

Competences:
- Students will develop the ability to think critically and the ability to critically use publications of historical sources and literature;
- Students will understand the complexity of historiographical sources and their connection with historical contexts.

No prerequisites are required.

The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the initial part of the study and focuses on historiography from the Middle Ages onwards. Students learn about diverse historiographic production, the most important authors and their works.
They become familiar with various historiographical genres (world chronicles, biographies, hagiographies, etc.), which are characteristic of certain periods and areas and are a reflection of specific conditions in certain historical periods. Here, the methods and approaches of the discussed authors come to the fore. Students will at least become familiar with the historical contexts that influenced each historiographical production. Special attention is also paid to different ways of approaching historical sources and their publication.

Knowledge and understanding:
Students will master concepts from the field of historiography and their correct use in studies and professional work;
- Students will have a broad knowledge of the history of historiography with special attention to the most important authors, their works, historiographic genres, work methods, etc., which represents fundamental knowledge for further study and professional work;
- Students will know how to use the scientific apparatus (citations, references from the literature, etc.).

Application:

Znanje in kompetence, razvite pri predmetu, so pomembna osnova za nadaljnji študij in strokovno delo.

• Fueter, Eduard. Geschichte der neueren Historiographie. R. Oldenbourg, München, Berlin, 1911. E-version
• Fueter, Eduard. Storia della storiografia moderna. Popravljena in dopolnjena izd. Prevedel Altiero Spinelli. Milano; Napoli : R. Ricciardi, 1970.
• Ianziti, Gary. Writing history in Renaissance Italy: Leonardo Bruni and the uses of the past. Cambridge (Mass.); London: Harvard University Press, 2012.
• Luthar, Oto; Šašel Kos, Marjeta; Grošelj, Nada; Pobežin, Gregor s prispevkoma Aleša Bunte in Igorja Grdine. Zgodovina historične misli od Homerja do začetka 21. stoletja. Založba ZRC, Ljubljana 2006. Catalogue Catalogue
• Luthar, Oto; Šašel Kos, Marjeta; Grošelj, Nada; Pobežin, Gregor s prispevkoma Aleša Bunte in Igorja Grdine. Zgodovina historične misli od Homerja do začetka 21. stoletja. Založba ZRC, Ljubljana 2006. [Elektronski vir]. 3. izd., 1. e-izd. ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC, Ljubljana 2020.
• Makuc, Neva. Historiografija in mentaliteta v novoveški Furlaniji in Goriški. Založba ZRC, Ljubljana 2011. Catalogue

Exam (60%)
Seminar work (40%)

N. Makuc’s basic research work is oriented to early modern history, historiography and collective identities. The international recognisability is demonstrated by her invited lectures and participation in international conferences abroad and original scientific articles published in Slovene and foreign journals. She complemented her basic research with applied work in the field of valorisation of cultural heritage (collaboration in European projects).
In 2012, N. Makuc received the SLORI Award, granted by the Slovenian Research Institute (Trieste, Italy), for the PhD dissertation on Friulian historiography and Slovenian history, Furlanska historiografija in slovenska zgodovina, and the Ervin Dolenc Award, granted by the Historical Association of Slovenia, for her scientific book debut on the historiography and mentality in the early modern-period Friuli and County of Gorizia, titled Historiografija in mentaliteta v novoveški Furlaniji in Goriški (Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, Milko Kos Historical Institute, 2011).
N. Makuc’s scientific monograph Border Identities in the Early Modern Period. Venetian Friuli and the Habsburg County of Gorizia Mirrored in Contemporary Historiography (Berlin: Peter Lang 2021, ed. M. Pogačar) was published in 2021 with the distinguished Peter Lang publishing house.
Detailed bibliography: https://bib.cobiss.net/biblioweb/biblio/si/slv/cris/25644.