History Module 1 History And Hermeneutics (1) PDF
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James Loreto C. Piscos, PhD
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This document provides an overview of history, hermeneutics, and their different aspects. It covers interpretation techniques and considers the cultural context of history, particularly focusing on meaning and analysis within history.
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HISTORY MODULE 1 HISTORY AND THE ART OF INTERPRETATION James Loreto C. Piscos, PhD HISTORY Historia in Spanish Kasaysayan – rooted Histoire – French in two words salaysay Gesichte – German (narrative) and saysay (me...
HISTORY MODULE 1 HISTORY AND THE ART OF INTERPRETATION James Loreto C. Piscos, PhD HISTORY Historia in Spanish Kasaysayan – rooted Histoire – French in two words salaysay Gesichte – German (narrative) and saysay (meaning) Kasaysayan - Filipino Kasaysayan History is a “narrative that can be written, visual or oral or a combination of the three about past events that has meaning to a certain group of people in a given time and place” (Ocampo, A., 2011) History in Saysay Past – Hindsight Future – Foresight Present – synergy to find the insight History is Integrated Science Interdisciplinary – the interdependence of sciences where they are seen to be interconnected and not isolated from each other. There is a focal science to serve as a lead. (Refer to readings in Anthropology by Ember, Ember and Peregrine) Multi-disciplinary – the difference is there are multiple interconnected sciences examining in equal terms a certain issue or object of analysis. How Other Social Sciences in Aid in the Studies of History Anthropology Sociology Philosophy Theology SEMIOTICS The science of signs and symbols We live in the world of signs and symbols be it verbal, non-verbal, sexual SEMIOTICS APPLICATIONS HERMENEUTICS The art and science of interpretation Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Ideas and Meanings TEXT: ANY OBJECT OF ANALYSIS Basic Processes in Communication MESSAGE SENDER RECEIVER BASIC HERMENEUTICAL PROCESSES World of the Text World World Behind Before the Text the Text WORLD OF THE TEXT Subject (content as it is) WORLD OF THE Form: theme Elements and Style TEXT Synchronic Analysis Structural Analysis Form or Genre Analysis Textual Criticism Examining Spoliarium of Juan Luna as a Text WORLD BEHIND THE TEXT History Background WORLD BEHIND People Behind the Story, THE Context Culture, Time TEXT Diachronic Analysis Historical Criticism Contextual Reading which could be in a form of: Ideological Criticism Feminist Criticism Psycho-Analytic The Context of Juan Luna History Artist Culture Ideology, worldview and perspectives Beliefs Power struggle Intention Juan Novicio Luna (1857-1899) INTERTEXTUAL Internal Criticisms: Comparing Spoliarium with the Other Works of Juan Luna Las Damas Romanas, 1882 La Muerte de Cleopatra, Parisian Life, 1892 1881 External Criticisms: Juxtaposition of Juan Luna’s Works with his contemporaries Felix Resurrection Hidalgo, Las virgenes Cristianas Felix Resurrection Hidalgo, expuestas al populacho, La Madre en el Claustro, 1884, Metropolitan Museum of undated, oil on canvas, private Manila collection EXEGESIS: the blending process between the world of the text and the world behind the text to draw out the contextual meaning Contextual World World of Behind the the Text Meaning Text TEXT AND CONTEXT D IALOGUE Juan Luna’s Spoliarium EISEGESIS: the application of the contextual meaning to the contemporary readers be it relevance to certain personal, social or global issues Contemporary Realities Contextual Application confronted by Meaning derived of Meaning the Interpreters from Exegesis and Readers Today CONTEXTUAL MEANING AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT D IALOGUE Relevance of Juan Luna;s Works Today?