Hayden white a narrativa e a historiografia pinceladas do saber. Michael oakeshott and hayden white on the practical and the historical past article pdf available in rethinking history 203. Hayden white borrows the title forthe practical pastfrom philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literaryartistic artifacts that individuals and institutions draw on for guidance in quotidian affairs. And we recognize the world in terms of its habitableness, a term by which oakeshott understands the friendliness or hostility of the world to our desires and enterprises1. A historical debate between hayden white and chris lorenz. Hayden white, the content and the form, chapter 7 his reading of ricour week 9 30th presentism required. White 19282018 was a literary critic and historical theorist. This relation becomes a problem for historical theory with the realization that. Modernism and the sense of history hayden white the poet. Hayden white borrows the title forthe practical pastfrom philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literary artis. Hayden whites return to the past as a source of human practice 129 about the present and the future, about the world in general.
Historein volume 10 2010 11 jects to the inutility of the new bibliotheque nationale or is simply lamentin g the loss of the old one. Francois hartog, regimes of historicity, introduction, 121 and orders of time 2 97204. If the titles of past publications, metahistory 1973, content of the form 1987, and figural realism 1999, signalled a radical intention to run together levels of thought kept apart merely, he claimed, by convention, the practical past, the name of whites forthcoming collection. Hayden white july 12, 1928 march 5, 2018 was an american historian in the tradition of literary criticism, perhaps most famous for his work metahistory. These are issues such as the practical past, the social role of history, global capitalism, the modern state, anarchism, utopia and the emancipatory role of the humanities. However, the philosophical underpinnings of oakeshotts distinction are seldom discussed. The practical past by hayden white, paperback barnes. This is primarily due to hayden whites appeal to oakeshotts distinction in several recent works. White philosopher, historian, and cultural critic has the air of an ending. Robert doran, lisa lowe, edward dimendberg, ethan kleinberg day 2 saturday, may 23. Hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible. Ethan kleinberg and hayden white on the practical past, part 1 duration.
Hayden white a narrativa e a historiografia youtube. Hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literaryartistic artifacts that individuals and institutions draw on for guidance in quotidian affairs. The practical past, then, forms both a summa of whites work to be drawn upon and a new direction in his thinking about the. White s primary target over many years has been the assumption some historians make that history writing should. My own analysis of the deep structure of the historical imagination of nineteenth century europe is intended to provide a new perspective on the current debate over the nature and function of historical. Hayden whites return to the past as a source of human. Whites primary target over many years has been the assumption some historians make that history writing should. Reading hayden whites the practical past moderator. This text deals with issues which for the past decade preoccupied hayden whites reflection. Hayden white the practical past university of california, santa cruz. Hayden white born 1928 is professor emeritus at the university of california, santa cruz, having recently retired from the position of professor of comparative literature at stanford university. Kerwin lee klein, on the emergence of memory in historical discourse in from history to theory 1128. In a theoretical dialogue with thinkers like hayden white and the notion of practical past, among others that have enabled us to think about the processes of narrativization of the past, as well as in a dialogue with the field of history teaching, we have shown how both versions that followed the first one represent the return of an old. The practical turn the practical turn kellner, hans 20161212 00.
Hayden white and the history literature debate internationale forschungen zur allgemeinen. Pdf michael oakeshott and hayden white on the practical. This is primarily due to hayden white s appeal to oakeshotts distinction in several recent works. This article investigates hayden whites use of the concept of the practical past, borrowed from michael oakeshott, as a means to argue for individual choices ethical, moral and existential in contemporary life, and hence as a way to escape the burden of history, a problem that had motivated whites examination of. The value of narrativity in the representation of reality. The practical turn, journal of the philosophy of history. Hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literary. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it.
The practical past, then, forms both a summa of whites work to be drawn upon and a new direction in his thinking about the writing of history. History and identity in hayden whites the practical past. The practical past is a brilliant, eminently practical, and bracingly polemical book that gathers five recent essays by hayden white and brings much helpful clarity to the vexed question of the relation between history and fiction. The installation combines circa trilogy, largescale works that reference iconic representations of the historical past, with two series that. He did this by comparing historical writing to the writing of literature.
Hayden whites return to the past as a source of human practice. Both history and realistic fiction wish to be faithful to their referents, but are prevented by their need to employ. News from home, unlike the emblematic images of circa trilogy, deals entirely with the practical past as. On the second page of his introduction white stated. Hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literaryartistic artifacts that individuals and. The practical past exemplifies kellys preoccupation with the past as a repository of memory and desire as well as a means of interpreting both future and present moments. Hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and. The purpose of history is often described as revealing the truth about the past. Hayden white s return to the past as a source of human practice 129 about the present and the future, about the world in general. A central thread of whites research throughout his career was questioning how historical events are constructed through writing and discourse. History between the practical and the historical past chris lorenz 1 abstract in this article i argue that the present burdensome condition of important parts of the past is overstretching the normal, professional concept of history.
The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe 19732014. Hayden whites metahistory and the irony of the archive in. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe is a work of historiography by hayden white first published in 1973. Michael oakeshotts distinction between the practical and the historical past has been the focus of much discussion in contemporary theory of history. Within the practical world we make use of our sense of anticipation. Michael oakeshott and hayden white on the practical and. Long thought to be primarily concerned with questions of narrative, new interpretations have recently revised our understanding of whites principal aims as a theorist and philosopher of history. The practical past mary kelly exhibitions mitchell. In any event, jacques austerlitzs quest for the identity and ima ges of his parents takes the. White has repeatedly stressed the ambivalent connections between utopia and history, the reductive and disciplinary character of. Narrative discourse and historical representation,figural realism. Hayden whites contention that moral and aesthetic preferences are primary in shaping a historians vision of the past seems to play in to various contemporary efforts to consider history at a scale conducive to insight into climate change and global political dilemmas.
Since its publication 40 years ago, hayden whites metahistory has been recognized as a foundational work for the literary analysis of historical writing. The practical past, then, forms both a summa of white s work to be drawn upon and a new direction in his thinking about the writing of history. Request pdf the practical past hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the. The practical past white, hayden, dimendberg, ed published by northwestern university press white, hayden and ed dimendberg. Hayden white, one of the most important figures of the last century in the historical discipline, helped to undermine this idea.
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