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Lesson 4:
HISTORIOGRAPHY Lesson 4: HISTORIOGRAPHY LESSON OBJECTIVES By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:
• Describe and trace the
development of history as a discipline in the Philippines;
• Relate how historical context
influences the way history is written and interpreted; and KEY CONCEPTS KASAYSAYAN – narrative of the past that has a significance to the community where it belongs.
NATIONALIST HISTORIOGRAPHY – history
that is focused on the masses and not on the colonizers.
PANTAYONG PANANW – the philosophical
anchor of bagong kasaysayan. It emphasizez the need to foster an internal discourse among the masses in wring their history. HISTORIOGR APHY - history of history
- is both philosophical and scientific.
- it is philosophical because we think
about thinking.
- it is scientific because scholars who
History of Philippine History Philippine history has always been included in our basic and college education subjects. It is safe to say that every Filipino who has gone to school would have a tentative understanding of our past. However, few understand that our concept of history or kasaysayan changed from the ancient period until contemporary Kasaysayan in Ancient Philippines Society
In the ancient Philippine society our
concept of history was fundamentally different. This indigenous concept is called kasaysayan, and contrary to the widely held notion, kasaysayan is not just the Filipino term for history. Its meaning, characteristics, and functions are different. KASAYSAYAN - was derived from the root word 'saysay' which could mean sense or significance.
In Ancient times, kasaysayan refers to
stories that were deemed significant to the community. These stories were transmitted orally in the forms of epics, songs, and rituals. KASAYSAYAN - The oral character of kasaysayan also rendered it with a sense of dynamism. To keep abreast of the communal life and retain collective significance, kasaysayan should be easily adaptable to the experiences of he community.
- Since then stories contained in
kasaysayan may be consisted of epics, legends, and myths considered fantastical and not factual, kasaysayan may be viewed by some as unhistorical. KASAYSAYAN - Epics and songs included in their rituals and ceremonies served different purposes: communicating with their deities, bringing their community together, or teaching the younger generation about their legends, gods and goddesses, and myths Spanish Historiography in the Philippines
The notion of kasaysayan was
disrupted at the dawn of Spanish colonization. The colonizers' endeavor to break down the indigenous communal and social organization included the destruction of these communities’ oral traditions that were central to their indigenous practices and beliefs. The SPANISH HISTORIA replaced the narrative of our civilization.
HISTORIA was a narrative of the
foreign colonizers regarding their observation, life, and experiences in the islands. The perspective that prevailed among colonizers regarding our history as an archipelago is what we call the BIPARTITE VIEW
This view divided the archipelago's
history into two general periods: darkness and light. The period before the arrival of the Spaniards was a period of “DARKNESS” because the natives were uncivilized, barbaric, and backward; were heathens who believe in false gods and deities. The LIGHT came when the Spaniards arrived, carving a civilization out of this wilderness and introducing the people to the one true Christian God. THE HISTORY OF THE ILUSTRADOS AND THE KATIPUNAN
A sector of the native and mestizo
population was given a chance to acquire a certain level of education that accorded them the status of illustrado, or the enlightened. This enlightenment came from the liberal education they acquired in Europe and Philippine universities. Their affluence and intelligence eventually led them to aspire for reforms in the colony. THE ILUSTRADOS SUBSCRIBED TO THE WESTERN NOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY
They viewed our history as
TRIPARTITE OR DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: A period of prosperity, A period of darkness, and A period of enlightenment. Toward the end of the nineteenth century, the secret brotherhood, the Kataastaasan, Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK) or simply Katipunan was formed. They were the first Filipinos who decided to use arms and violence to evict the Spaniards from the Philippines and establish an independent Filipino nation. AMERICAN HISTORIOGRAPHY IN THE PHILIPPINES
The American colonial period was an
introduction to a new tradition of scholarship and historical writing primarily caused by the concept of benevolent assimilation. The twentieth century became the period when history turned into a professional academic decipline in the Philippines. PHILIPPINE NATIONALIST HISTORIOGRAPHY
As history continuously developed as an
academic discipline in the Philippines throughout the twentieth century, more and more people joined the foray and specialized in history. Homegrown Filipino historians, including:
