Course Description:
\nThis course is designed to give fourth year students a comprehensive introduction to the modern historiography of Sri Lanka. The course will examine the evolution of historiography of Sri Lanka from early British period and the writing of History of Sri Lanka as a scientific historiography and mainstreaming History as a discipline. It also discusses how writing history has taken a turning point as a nationalist project and how it has impact on the understanding of the pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary histories of Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n
Learning Objectives:
\nThis course will provide an understanding for fourth year students of the formation of modern historiography in the colonial and post colonial Sri Lanka. It will be a tool for them to investigate some methodological and ideological problems relating to writing history of Sri Lanka. Students will also be introduced to emerging new approaches to historiography of Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n
Learning Outcomes:
\nAt the end of this course, students should be able to
\n\u2022\tUnderstand the \u201chistory of Sri Lanka\u201d as a historiographical and ideological construction.
\n\u2022\tCritically evaluate the texts produced as \u201cHistory of Sri Lanka\u201d.
\n\u2022\tBe analytical on the various approaches to historiography of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
Course Content:
\n1.\tIntroduction: Representation of the past as an object of social theory.
\n2.\tViews of the past in the early British period:
\n\u2022\tNatives views of the past
\n\u2022\tEuropean views of the past of the island
\n\u2022\tCollection, interpretation of ancient chronicles and gathering information on remnants of the ancient civilizations of Sri Lanka.
\n3.\tThe beginning of the scientific historiography:
\n\u2022\tEngaging in methods of scientific historiography to study the past of Sri Lanka.
\n\u2022\tMainstreaming History as a discipline in higher studies
\n\u2022\tPioneer local historians and their contributions to writing history of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
4.\tNationalist discourses and Historiography
\n\u2022\tEmergence of Sinhala\/Tamil nationalism and its role on constructing the views of the past
\n5.\tHistoriography in the post colonial period:
\n\u2022\tConstructing a comprehensive history (The university of Ceylon History of Ceylon).
\n\u2022\tThe formation of the postcolonial state and the role of historiography as an agent of ideological practice
\n\u2022\tProduction of History text books for schools of Sri Lanka<\/p>\n
6.\tHistoriography and identity politics
\n\u2022\tNexus between conflicting Sinhala\/Tamil ethnic identity politics and historiography of Sri Lanka
\n\u2022\tSelected debates based on ethnic identity politics ( Debate on origin of the Sinhalese and the debate on the Tamil home land)
\n7.\tAlternative approaches to traditional historiography of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
Assessment:
\nAttendance \t\t 10%
\nMidterm test or assignment \t 30%
\nFinal Exam \t\t 60%<\/p>\n
Recommended Readings:
\n\u0d85\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dba\u0d9a \u0d85\u0db1\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dcf (1994) \u0daf\u0dc4\u0db1\u0db8\u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dd2 \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dda \u0db6\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dd4\u0da7\u0dd4 \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0 \u0d9a\u0dad\u0dd8 \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc1\u0db1
\n\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dbd\u0dd2 (2005) \u0d89\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dda \u0d85\u0dad\u0dd3\u0dad\u0dba \u0dc1\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc2\u0dab\u0dba\u0d9a \u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db0\u0db1\u0dba \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc5\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc1\u0db1\u0dba\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0dc5\u0db9: \u0d9c\u0ddc\u0da9\u0d9c\u0dda \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0dc3\u0dc4\u0ddd\u0daf\u0dbb\u0dba\u0ddd
\n\u0db0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db8\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd \u0d85\u0db1\u0d9c\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a (1991) \u0db0\u0dbb\u0dca\u0db8\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dba (\u0dc3\u0d82\u0dc3\u0dca \u0d86\u0db1\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf \u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0d9c\u0dda ) \u0d85\u0db0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf\u0db4\u0db1 \u0daf\u0dd9\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dad\u0db8\u0dda\u0db1\u0dca\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dc0
\n\u0db8\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca\u0da9\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca (1966) \u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0d89\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dba\u0dda \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0da7\u0dc5\u0dd4 \u0dc3\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dc3\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0dad \u0d9a\u0ddc\u0dc5\u0db9 \u0d85\u0db4\u0ddc\u0dad\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca \u0dc3\u0dc4 \u0dc3\u0db8\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0db8
\nMendis, G.C. (1996), The Pali Chronicles of Sri Lanka, (Colombo)
\nPerera, Frank (1979), The Early Buddhist Historiography of Ceylon, (G\u00f6ttingen)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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