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In a historiographical paper, the author (that’s you!) examines the sources, theories, and assumptions that historians have used to conduct their research. Your job is then to explain why and how the history of a particular subject has been written the way it has.
1. Narrow your topic and select books and articles accordingly. Consider your specific area of study. Think about what interests you and other researchers in your field. Talk …
Step-By-Step Creation. Step 1: Find a topic. There are several useful strategies for coming up with a topic. The easiest method is to use one of your assigned readings; adopt the …
historiographic essay but also for Research and Writing (History 494). In Historiography and Historical Methods (History 394), you study the secondary sources; in Research and Writing, …
A historiography (noun) or historiographical paper is an analysis of the interpretations of a specific topic written by past historians. Specifically, a historiography …
In a historiography research paper, you will need to research the history of what has been written about a specific historical field. You could write about the historiography of the English Civil (the history of historical writing about the …
The major purpose of writing a historiographical paper is to convey the scholarship of other historians on a particular subject, rather than to analyze the subject …
How to Write a Historiography? The most important step in writing a historiography is to become familiar with the history of your topic in broad terms. A good historiography is …