una observación de observaciones
This anthology addresses three major debates that have marked the new way of doing history: a) the relationship between theory and historiography, b) the new forms of validation of history and c) the question of the configuration of a tradition. As for the first, we must consider that it was developed during the late 20th century. In this decade, the place that theory and historiography should have in the historian's profession was problematized. Theory was thought to be a task for philosophers and not historians. Both—theory and historiography—become fundamental to historical research and, in addition, must be practiced by historians. In that decade he became aware that the historian was also historical. The second question focuses on new ways of doing history. The image, the writing, the pedagogy, etc. These ways of practicing research raise the problem of the procedures to follow. ...read more
