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Hayden V. White (July 12, 1928 – March 5, 2018) was an American historian in the tradition of literary criticism, perhaps most famous for his work Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Europe (1973/2014).
Dec 6, 2017 · As a prolific writer for over 40 years, this article aims to serve as an introduction to some of White’s key ideas, while arguing for the continued relevance of his work for the modern historian. This will be done by looking at three main concepts found in his work.
Oct 30, 2019 · A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Hayden White, a groundbreaking critic of conventional historiography who emphasized the narrative and figural dimensions of historical representation. Find monographs, essays, special issues, and bibliographies on White's concepts of metahistory, tropology, emplotment, and figuralism.
Mar 9, 2018 · Hayden V. White, an influential scholar whose ideas on history and how it is shaped have fueled discussions in academic circles for half a century, died on Monday at his home in Santa Cruz,...
Oct 3, 2019 · Hayden White's 1973 book challenged the positivist assumptions of historical science and argued that historians are artists who create rather than reflect reality. The article reviews how mainstream historians received and resisted his work, and its legacy for the discipline.
- Carolyn J. Dean
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Hayden V. White was University Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he served as Chair of the History of Consciousness Program, and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at Stanford University.
May 10, 2018 · Hayden White was a controversial and influential historical theorist who challenged the distinction between history and fiction. His final work explored the practical past, the ways people use history for various purposes, and suggested possibilities for public history.
