Theory Thursday | Academic/Professional History Free-for-All

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Previous weeks!

This week, ending in July 10th, 2014:

Today's thread is for open discussion of:

  • History in the academy

  • Historiographical disputes, debates and rivalries

  • Implications of historical theory both abstractly and in application

  • Philosophy of history

  • And so on

Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters like those above, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.

HallenbeckJoe

Still no comments? I guess I'll try my luck again with an earlier, unanswered question of mine:

I have read the term "post-Saidian era" or something along these lines a few times now. Unfortunately, none of the authors cared to expand on it. I'm familiar with Said's work and I'm guessing that post-Saidian historiography would be less focused on clear-cut "Othering". But I'm still left with a lot of questions. Who wants to gain some postcolonial street credibility?

  1. How do you write history in the "post-Saidian era"?
  2. What are some key works that demonstrate how writing "post-Saidian" history should look like?
  3. What are some of the most effective criticisms of Said's work?
shannondoah