Historiography - HIST2207 Slavery in Global History - Fortin

Researching Historiographies

General Information about Historiography

Topic Page: Historiography (Credo)

General Considerations

Who are the major historians for your topic?
How can these historians be organized into schools of approach or methodology?
How has the historiography of your topic evolved over time?
How did the various historians explore the topic through a political, social, or economic lens?

Books
Example searches:

historiography "French Revolution"
historians "Mao Zedong"

Articles
Example searches:

historiography and "Australia"
historians and "Slave Tade"
“historiographical-evolution” and "Aztecs"
Additionally, conduct searches on the topic (e.g., "French Revolution") and note who is cited in the bibliography.

Recommended databases:

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Since results may contain articles that are not peer reviewed, search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journal's peer-reviewed status.
Note: AND, OR, NOT must be entered in all uppercase. (See further details.)
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window

Researching Historians

Do they have websites?

Often, scholars will post their Curriculum Vitae online, including their list of publications.
Are they associated with a university or other organizations?

Search for the authors and their articles/books on Google Scholar.

On the results page, if an author's name is hyperlinked, click on it to see the author's page.
For specific books or articles, click the Cited by hyperlink to view books/articles that have cited the work.

Conduct author searches in history databases, such as JSTOR.

Additionally, explore the faculty of universities specializing in the field that you are research.

HIST2207 Slavery in Global History - Fortin: Historiography

Researching Historiographies

Researching Historians