Hayden white a narrativa e a historiografia pinceladas do saber. 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. 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. Hayden white, one of the most important figures of the last century in the historical discipline, helped to undermine this idea. Since its publication 40 years ago, hayden whites metahistory has been recognized as a foundational work for the literary analysis of historical writing. 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. 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. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe is a work of historiography by hayden white first published in 1973. 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. Michael oakeshott and hayden white on the practical and. Francois hartog, regimes of historicity, introduction, 121 and orders of time 2 97204. Hayden whites return to the past as a source of human. 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.
Hayden white borrows the title forthe practical pastfrom philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literary artis. This is primarily due to hayden white s appeal to oakeshotts distinction in several recent works. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe 19732014. The practical past, then, forms both a summa of whites work to be drawn upon and a new direction in his thinking about the. Kerwin lee klein, on the emergence of memory in historical discourse in from history to theory 1128. On the second page of his introduction white stated. White s primary target over many years has been the assumption some historians make that history writing should. News from home, unlike the emblematic images of circa trilogy, deals entirely with the practical past as.
Hayden white a narrativa e a historiografia youtube. 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. Ethan kleinberg and hayden white on the practical past, part 1 duration. 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 whites return to the past as a source of human practice. Hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and. Whites primary target over many years has been the assumption some historians make that history writing should. Request pdf the practical past hayden white borrows the title for the practical past from philosopher michael oakeshott, who used the.
Hayden white and the history literature debate internationale forschungen zur allgemeinen. In any event, jacques austerlitzs quest for the identity and ima ges of his parents takes the. The practical turn the practical turn kellner, hans 20161212 00. Within the practical world we make use of our sense of anticipation. 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. 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 practical past by hayden white, paperback barnes. 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.
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. 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. 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 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. 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. White 19282018 was a literary critic and historical theorist. The practical past white, hayden, dimendberg, ed published by northwestern university press white, hayden and ed dimendberg. During his academic career, white made contributions to the study of narrative theory, historiography, and hermeneutics.
A central thread of whites research throughout his career was questioning how historical events are constructed through writing and discourse. This text deals with issues which for the past decade preoccupied hayden whites reflection. Hayden whites return to the past as a source of human practice 129 about the present and the future, about the world in general. He did this by comparing historical writing to the writing of literature. 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. The purpose of history is often described as revealing the truth about the past. Reading hayden whites the practical past moderator. White philosopher, historian, and cultural critic has the air of an ending.
Michael oakeshott and hayden white on the practical and the historical past article pdf available in rethinking history 203. To raise the question of the nature of narrative is to invite reflection on the very nature of culture and, possibly, even on the nature of humanity itself. 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. Hayden white the practical past university of california, santa cruz. This is primarily due to hayden whites appeal to oakeshotts distinction in several recent works. This relation becomes a problem for historical theory with the realization that.
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. Modernism and the sense of history hayden white the poet. The value of narrativity in the representation of reality. A historical debate between hayden white and chris lorenz. Narrative discourse and historical representation,figural realism. The installation combines circa trilogy, largescale works that reference iconic representations of the historical past, with two series that. 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. 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 practical turn, journal of the philosophy of history. Hayden white, the content and the form, chapter 7 his reading of ricour week 9 30th presentism required. Hayden whites metahistory and the irony of the archive in.
History and identity in hayden whites the practical past. 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. Both history and realistic fiction wish to be faithful to their referents, but are prevented by their need to employ. White has repeatedly stressed the ambivalent connections between utopia and history, the reductive and disciplinary character of. Pdf michael oakeshott and hayden white on the practical. The practical past mary kelly exhibitions mitchell. However, the philosophical underpinnings of oakeshotts distinction are seldom discussed. The practical past, by hayden white, evanston, il, northwestern university.
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