Economic and social history

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Eric Geerkens

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

As opposed to the introductory course, this course requires students' active participation, as they will be asked to read various articles, and to present and discuss reading notes. The course consists of three parts. The first part is an introduction to such social sciences, in particular sociology, considered from the point of view of their contribution to historical science. The presentation of the key concepts of the main theories is illustrated by articles from historians who use these concepts in their research. As an extension of the first part, the question of categories and scales of analysis in social history will be addressed, from the approach to social classes studied in a regional framework to the different forms of event history analysis, from national comparatism to trans-national approaches. In this way, recent developments of social history will be presented. In the third part of the course, some developments of the historiography of economic history will be presented.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the course, students will be able to research recent historical literature on defined questions of economic and social history, to discuss them in front of an audience and finally to integrate them into their own research.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

On-site teaching.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

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Recommended or required readings

Via MyULg, the students will receive copies of Powerpoint slides shown in class; theses slides are available on-line until the end of the academic year.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam; no written work will be required before the exam.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Eric Geerkens, professor Histoire économique et sociale quai Roosevelt 1B (Bât. A4) 4000 Liège Belgium
Tel. ULg : +32 4 366 53 59 Fax ULg : +32 4 366 58 38 Mail : e.geerkens@uliege.be