Transcript 1st session 040315

WORLD HISTORY
Prof. Dr. Christoph Behrens
Ali Muhammad, M.A., PhD
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HISTORY
ENTIRITY OF ALL EVENTS
DESCRIPTION OF ALL
THAT HAPPENED
(HISTORIOGRAPHY)
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE:
RECONSTRUCTION OF PAST
REALITY THROUGH TECHNIQUES
CONSTRUCT; NEVER A
REPRODUCTION OF EVERYTHING
TRUE TO REALITY
SUBJECT TO CURRENT
ASSESSMENT, CHANGEABLE
RESULT DEPENDING ON
- OBSERVER
- GUIDING QUESTIONS
- COGNITIVE INTERESTS
(PRE-DEFINITION OF WHAT IS
SIGNIFICANT)
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Biographies
Conflict, War,
Catastrophies
Technical
Progress
DEVELOPMENT
and
INTERPRETATION
Regions
FACTS
and
FIGURES
Leaders
Religion
HISTORY
Ideas
Culture
Groups
Philosophy
Art
Mentality
PEOPL
E
Thinking
Acting
Feeling
WORLD HISTORY – Christoph Behrens / Ali Muhammad
Reconstruction of the past can
never be true to reality.
“HISTORIC TRUTH”
is a social (political) construct.
All sources used for an academic
historic analysis, the own
perspective, cognitive interests and
guiding questions need critical
reflection.
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CALCULATION
OF TIME
2015
Gregorian
1436/7
Islam
2758
5775/6
Roman
Jewish
China
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THE WORLD: PERSPECTIVE OF THE FIRST HUMAN
Me!
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THE WORLD: PERSPECTIVE OF THE FIRST HUMAN
The big mysterious certain something
Animals that I really
want to eat
Animals that want
to eat me
Me!
Source: YANKO TSVETKOV - ATLAS OF PREJUDICES - www.alphadesigner.com
WORLD HISTORY – Christoph Behrens / Ali Muhammad
Source: YANKO TSVETKOV - ATLAS OF PREJUDICES - www.alphadesigner.com
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EUROPE: PERSPECTIVE OF GREECE (2012)
Source: YANKO TSVETKOV - ATLAS OF PREJUDICES - www.alphadesigner.com
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PERSPECTIVE OF THE USA (2012)
Source: YANKO TSVETKOV - ATLAS OF PREJUDICES - www.alphadesigner.com
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Manipulation
Persuasion
Propaganda
HISTORY
Information
Facts
Truth
Public
Relations
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HISTORY CAN BE USED
TO MANIPULATE,
FOR PROPAGANDA AND CONTROL.
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MODERN MEDIA HAVE EXTENDED
OPPORTUNITIES TO MANIPULATE
REALITY AND PUBLIC OPINION.
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…AND THIS IS AN ISRAELI PERSPECTIVE
ON THE SAME MATTER.
HISTORY IS ALWAYS A MATTER OF
PERSPECTIVE AND USED FOR POLITICS.
THIS IS A PALESTINIAN PERSPECTIVE...
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When we reconstruct past reality
(HISTORY)
we need to take
a perspective
in order to come to a feasible approach.
We take into account to argue
in a selective way, that we are
never true to reality.
As the decision for a perspective is inevitable,
our responsibility is to reflect this limitation
critically and to communicate it
as a part of our academic work.
WORLD HISTORY – Christoph Behrens / Ali Muhammad
When we reconstruct past reality
HISTORY
(HISTORY)
we needis to take
a perspective
in order to come to a feasible approach.
We take into account to argue
in a selective way, that we are
never true to reality.
As the decision for a perspective is inevitable,
our responsibility is to reflect this limitation
critically and to communicate it
as a part of our academic work.
on reality.
WORLD HISTORY – Christoph Behrens / Ali Muhammad
PROPAGANDA FOR LEADERS AND
POLITICAL IDEAS IS USING A SIMILAR
ICONOGRAPHY ALONG CULTURES,
REGIONS AND TIMES.
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PROPAGANDA IS CREATING ENEMIES,
AND SCAPE GOATS. IT REDUCES
AMERICANS
DENUCIANTED
AS
COMPLEX
ISSUES
TO SIMPLE
VIEWS OF
ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE BY NORTH
THE WORLD,
AND
USES
KOREA DURING
KOREA
WAR. THEM FOR
JEWS DENUCIANTED AS ENEMIES
SBY DENUCIANTED AS ENEMY OF
OF THE PEOPLE IN GERMANY
POLITICALTHE
INTERESTS.
PEOPLE BY A POLITICAL GROUP
DURING NATIONAL SOCIALISM.
IN PAPUA.
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CLASS STRUGGLE IN EUROPE 1911:
SOCIALIST POSTER AGAINST
OPPRESSION OF WORKERS IN CAPITALISM
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SUMMARY:
Reconstruction of the past can
never be true to reality.
“HISTORIC TRUTH”
is a social (political) construct.
 Question your own perspective,
your cognitive interests and your
guiding questions!
 Be critical about sources you use
for an analysis!