Teacher(s)
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
The seminar puts the principles of historical criticism through case study and the concrete analysis of sources of various natures and origins to work. It also allows us to explore concepts and methods, as well as the models and hypotheses the confrontation of documentary sources and theoretical analyses give rise to.
During group working meetings, each participant, based on a personal preliminary work, presents his analysis of an aspect of the chosen theme, paying particular attention to heuristic and critical aspects, then submitting it for group evaluation. The procedures and steps in treatment, as well as the synthesis and conclusions are developed in common.
By the deeper understanding of the historian's procedure it represents and the effort to communicate it involves, this seminar is direct preparation for the master memoir.
During group working meetings, each participant, based on a personal preliminary work, presents his analysis of an aspect of the chosen theme, paying particular attention to heuristic and critical aspects, then submitting it for group evaluation. The procedures and steps in treatment, as well as the synthesis and conclusions are developed in common.
By the deeper understanding of the historian's procedure it represents and the effort to communicate it involves, this seminar is direct preparation for the master memoir.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| By the end of this seminar, the student should be able to respond in a comprehensive and relatively original manner to a question regarding the history of the Modern period, from the viewpoint of heuristics, criticism of sources and data interpretation. He should be able to write a research report delimiting the original question and synthesize hypotheses advanced, difficulties encountered and results obtained. |
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Content
What is daily life like in times of war? Reports from the Army of the Flanders
What can be done when the daily lives of entire generations become a reality of war? The extraordinary becomes the norm, and tactics must be devised to cope with it.This seminar will explore this question through the lens of the Spanish Army of Flanders during the Eighty Years’ War (1568–1648). This was an army of Catholic mercenaries, in which women and children often travelled alongside the soldiers, and where the army became a veritable way of life. Far from being an exclusively male experience, military campaigns transformed everyone’s lives.
Drawing on a previously unpublished war diary spanning some ten years, the seminar will explore the various figures involved in this extraordinary daily life in Flanders: soldiers and generals, but also the women, children and priests who accompanied the army. This source offers a wealth of diverse and complementary perspectives, ranging from the logistics of war to subaltern studies; from environmental history to the history of religion.
Evaluation methods
The final paper will be 18–20 pages long, 3,000 characters (spaces included).
Assessment: 50% continuous assessment (active participation in the seminar and oral presentations as part of the seminar), 50% final paper
Assessment: 50% continuous assessment (active participation in the seminar and oral presentations as part of the seminar), 50% final paper
Online resources
Session material is systematically made available on the Moodle platform.
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