This assignment is in two parts. Answer each question seperately and with seperate sources which I provide. Word count shouldn’t differ too much between the two (so around 1300 each but this can be 1100 for one and 1500 for the other or whatever suits), combined they will be 2600 including (word count includes footnotes). Limit use of footnotes to no more than 5-7 for each question.
Use the following sources;
For question 1) How do ideas about race intersect with the writing of history? Discuss with reference to the work of Thomas Holt and Paul Gilroy
Holt, Thomas C. “Marking: Race, Race-Making, and the Writing of History.” The American Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 1, 1995, pp. 1–20. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2167981.
Gilroy, Paul. “Nationalism, History and Ethnic Absolutism.” History Workshop, no. 30, 1990, pp. 114–20. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4289014.
For question 2) How persuasive is Joan Scott’s argument that gender is a primary means of signifying relationships of power?
Scott, Joan W. “Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis.” The American Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 5, 1986, pp. 1053–75. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1864376.
For both questions I will rely on you to develop your own arguments, please keep to the question and use the sources I provided to form your arguments, other literature is secondary. Keep use of AI like ChatGPT and others to an absolute minimum. Link your answers with historical theory.
Remember the two questions are seperate and not related to each other, treat them like two different things. Thank you!