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HIST-B4225

Séminaire de recherche : Epoque contemporaine

academic year
2023-2024
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Victor FERNANDEZ SORIANO (Coordinator), Serge JAUMAIN and Pieter LAGROU

ECTS credits

10

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Analysis of previously unexplored archival sources; collective research; oral and written presentation of research results. Examples of previous seminars: judicial sources and the question of the punishment of war crimes; patient files and the history of psychiatry

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Develop historical research skills through a focussed, but original piece of work. Methodological reflexion, scientific rigour and academic writing skills will help students prepare their individual research projet for their MA dissertation.

Teaching methods and learning activities

full immersion in archival research through team-work

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

a complete bibliography will be elaborated as an integral part of the research projet

Other information

Contacts

plagrou@ulb.ac.be Tèl. : 38.06 bureau : NA5.109 Permanence : lundi 14-17h

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

active participation in each of the seminar sessions during the whole year plus evalution of a final research paper (30 pages)

Programmes