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Title: | The changing shape and scope of Southern African historical studies |
Author: | Carruthers, Jane |
Year: | 2010 |
Periodical: | South African Historical Journal (ISSN 0258-2473) |
Volume: | 62 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 384-393 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | historiography conferences 2009 |
External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02582473.2010.493009 |
Abstract: | This article, the presidential address to the 22nd biennial congress of the Southern African Historical Society held at Unisa in June 2009, considers the trajectory of the discipline of history from the inception of the Southern African Historical Society in 1965 up to the present time. The Society has arranged regular biennial conferences at which the Society's President has generally addressed the gathering on an aspect of history that not only reflects the position of the President, but also summarizes the state of the profession as a whole. Using these addresses as benchmarks, and combining them with statements from the Presidents of the American Historical Association at similar gatherings, a number of articles in the 'South African Historical Journal' and significant recent publications, the author points to new directions in historical studies in southern Africa, identifies fresh fields of endeavour and argues for greater interdisciplinary tolerance and collaboration. The article is followed by 'Reflections on the SAHS biennial conference' by Julie Parle (p. 394-397) and John Wright (p. 398-401). Bibliogr., ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |