historiography

/hɪˌstɔriˈɑɡrəfi/
noun
  1. The study of how history is written, including the methods, sources, and interpretations used by historians.
    • Historiography helps us understand why different historians tell different stories about the same event.
    • Her research in historiography focuses on how colonial records shaped modern views of the past.
    • The course covers the historiography of the American Revolution from multiple perspectives.
  2. A body of historical writing on a particular subject.
    • He contributed to the historiography of the Civil Rights Movement with his detailed study.
    • This library contains an extensive historiography of medieval Europe.
    • The historiography of ancient Rome is vast and includes many conflicting accounts.
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