This week, ending in February 02 2017:
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.
There is a huge debate in historiography over the fall of Rome--whether it actually collapsed or simply transformed, and if it did collapse what made it so so. However that is the only major debate I know of. Can anyone tell me briefly about any other historiographical disputes?