Hayden White’s Modernists Events
Hayden White’s Modernists Events
- Luís Trindade
- 2018
- Práticas da História – Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Past
- Number 6
- 67-75 p.
- Language: English
- ISSN: 2183-590X
Hayden White’s definition of modernist events constitutes a challenge to historical representation, and in particular to twentieth-century historiography. In this short essay, we will try to follow White’s analysis, identify its shortcomings and propose a way forward, a set of directions through which this potentially decisive concept can be deployed by modern historiography.
Keywords:
Twentieth century; figuration; historical narrative; modernism
