Practice of Histroy -II — DU History Honours Previous Year Question Papers

1. Discuss the shifts transnational history writing brought to the historian's craft. 2. The movement of people across borders created connected Histories. How did this play a crucial part in writing global histories? 3. Delineate between oral tradition and oral history. 4. How can "silence" in an oral narrative be interpreted as a form of historical evidence? 5. Explain with at least one example from studies on caste how a better understanding can be achieved by reading the small voice of history? 6. How does the "voice of the past" challenge or complicate histories of traumatic events like India's partition? 7. Do you agree with the view that 'all history ultimately depends on its social purpose. Discuss with reference to the uses of Oral History in reconstructing the past. 8. What are the Uses of Emotions in History? Discuss with reference to any one source of your choice in detail.