Exploring the concept of a ‘historical gaze’

Authors

  • Carol Bertram University of KwaZulu-Natal

Keywords:

history, specialised and particular discipline, sociology of knowledge, Dowling, historical gaze, analytic tool, procedural knowledge, substantive knowledge

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to interrogate what makes history a specialised and particular discipline; to ask what does it mean to do history and to know history. I draw on the work of those working within the field of the sociology of knowledge, particularly the work of Dowling, to begin a discussion around the concept of an historical gaze. I argue that this concept may provide an analytic tool to help us to keep the inter-twined strands of procedural knowledge and substantive knowledge in history from unraveling and coming apart. 

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Published

2021-06-17

How to Cite

Exploring the concept of a ‘historical gaze’. (2021). Yesterday & Today Journal for History Education in South Africa and Abroad, 3. https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/yesterday_and_today/article/view/2318

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