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    Midterm Lesson 1 Controversies and Conflicting Views in Philippine History

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    This document discusses historical interpretation and perspectives in Philippine history. It notes that history is open to interpretation and there may be conflicting views of the past. Historians draw on facts from primary sources to make sense of the past for their audience. Interpretations can vary based on who is interpreting sources, when they read them, and how they are read. Students must recognize different interpretations and how to critically evaluate them. Exploring multiple perspectives is important as it provides different views and truths about historical events. The document cautions that singular narratives leave out space for further inquiry and investigation.

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    This document discusses historical interpretation and perspectives in Philippine history. It notes that history is open to interpretation and there may be conflicting views of the past. Historians draw on facts from primary sources to make sense of the past for their audience. Interpretations can vary based on who is interpreting sources, when they read them, and how they are read. Students must recognize different interpretations and how to critically evaluate them. Exploring multiple perspectives is important as it provides different views and truths about historical events. The document cautions that singular narratives leave out space for further inquiry and investigation.

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    This document discusses historical interpretation and perspectives in Philippine history. It notes that history is open to interpretation and there may be conflicting views of the past. Historians draw on facts from primary sources to make sense of the past for their audience. Interpretations can vary based on who is interpreting sources, when they read them, and how they are read. Students must recognize different interpretations and how to critically evaluate them. Exploring multiple perspectives is important as it provides different views and truths about historical events. The document cautions that singular narratives leave out space for further inquiry and investigation.

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    MIDTERM LESSON 1

    Controversies and Conflicting


    Views in Philippine History

    - Historical Interpretation
    • History is the study of the past, but a more
    contemporary definition is centered on how it impacts
    the present through its consequences.

    Geoffrey Barraclough
    defines history as “the
    attempt to discover, on the
    basis of fragmentary
    evidence, the significant
    things about the past”.
    • Barraclough also notes that the history we read,
    though based on facts, is strictly speaking, not factual
    at all, but a series of accepted judgments.
    • Such judgments of historians on how the past should
    be seen make the foundation of historical
    interpretation
    • Historians utilize facts collected from primary sources
    of history and then draw their own reading so that
    their intended audience may understand the historical
    event, a process that in essence, “ makes sense of the
    past”.
    • Not all primary sources are accessible to a general
    audience.
    • Without the proper training and background, a non-
    historian interpreting a primary source may do more
    harm than good –that is , a primary source may even
    cause misunderstandings; sometimes, even resulting
    in more problems.
    • Interpretations of the past vary according to WHO
    reads the primary source, WHEN it was read, and
    HOW it was read.
    • Interpretations of historical events change over time;
    therefore, it is an important skill for a student of
    history to track these changes in an attempt to
    understand the past.
    Students of history must be well equipped to recognize:
     Different types of interpretations
     Why these may differ from each other
     How to critically sift these interpretations through
    historical evaluation

    • Many of the things we accept as “true” about the past


    might not be the case anymore; just because these
    were taught to us as “facts” when we were younger
    does not mean that it is in stone.
    • History is a CONSTRUCT, therefore, it is open for
    interpretation
    • There might be conflicting and competing accounts of
    the past that need one’s attention, and can impact
    the way we view our country’s history and identity
    • It is important to evaluate not only the primary source
    but also the historical interpretation of the same, to
    ensure the current interpretation is reliable to
    support our acceptance of events of the past.
    MULTIPERSPECTIVITY
    - Can be defined as a way of looking at historical
    events, personalities, developments, cultures, and
    societies from different perspectives
    - There is a multitude of ways by which we can view the
    world, and each could be equally valid, and at the
    same time, equally partial as well
    - Historians may fail in his historical inference,
    description, and interpretation. Thus, with
    multiperspectivity as an approach in history, we must
    understand that historical interpretations contain
    discrepancies, contradictions, ambiguities, and are
    often the focus of dissent.
    • Exploring multiple perspectives in history requires
    incorporating source materials that reflect different
    views of an event in history, because singular
    historical narratives do not provide for space to
    inquire and investigate.
    • Different sources that counter each other may create
    space for more investigation and research, while
    providing more evidence for those truths that these
    sources agree on.
    • Different historical sources also provide different
    historical truths
    • Different historical agents create different historical
    truths
    • Prominent Filipino historians did not dissent to Scott’s
    findings, but there are still some who would like to
    believe that the code is a legitimate document.
    Sources:

    Candelaria, JL. P. and Alporha, V.C. (2018). Readings in


    Philippine History. Philippines: Rex Book Store, Inc.

    https://prezi.com/p/yqr33b78_aho/philippine-history-
    spaces-for-conflict-controversies/

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