Interpretation, representation, reliability and contestability: the Section A toolkit

What this note covers

1. Section A is about historiography
2. Interpretation versus representation
3. Origin, purpose and context
4. Reliability, usefulness, contestability, validity
5. Selection, omission, emphasis and gaps
6. Why interpretations change over time
7. Weighing relative merit: criteria you can state

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes