This unit introduces students to the most up-to-date ways in which historians 'read' and use historical evidence. It examines ways of reading different types of evidence, including documents, photographs, oral histories, monuments, film, landscapes, maps and cartoons. The unit introduces students to a range of other related issues: the selection of evidence; the interpretative frameworks through which evidence can be read; and ways in which these arguments can most fruitfully be communicated. Students also develop the skills necessary to read evidence in rich, new and exciting ways. The knowledge and skills acquired in this unit will assist teachers of History in developing their... -- Course Website
