Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon
Biographic Data
| ID | 209831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sigurður Gylfi |
| FAMILY NAME | Magnússon |
| SIGNATURE | MAGNÚSSON S G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7521-6426 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Emotional Experience and Microhistory
Microhistory, material culture and death
Minor Knowledge and Microhistory
This book studies everyday writing practices among ordinary people in a poor rural society in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Using the abundance of handwritten material produced, disseminated and consumed some centuries after the advent of print as its research material, the book's focus is on its day-to-day usage and on "minor knowledge," i.e., text matter originating and rooted primarily in the everyday life of the peasantry. The focus is o…
Far-reaching microhistory
In my previous work I have established a theoretical framework called ‘the Singularization of History’ by criticizing the way social, cultural and microhistorians have practiced their scholarship in the last two or three decades. I have paid particular attention to one element common to the theoretical orientations of all microhistorians, viz. the connections between micro and macro. Microhistorians of all persuasions emphasize the importance of …
The Love Game as Expressed in Ego-Documents
The article deals with love and emotions in late nineteenth century Iceland, in particular how feelings were expressed in ego-documents. It argues that ego-documents are vital for exploring and understanding emotions and love in this period of time. The study is a microhistorical analysis of the interaction between material culture and emotions (love)—seen through the lenses of a few individuals who grew up in this poor Icelandic peasant society—…
Tales of the Unexpected
Microhistorians of all persuasions emphasize the importance of placing small units of research within larger contexts. I have refuted this principle and made an attempt to show its inherent contradictoriness. I encourage historians to cut the umbilical cord that ties them to grand historical narratives through the use of a research model which I call the ‘singularization of history’. In this article I show how the use of the traditional microhist…
Views into the Fragments
Singularizing the past
Recently a fierce criticism has been aimed at social history and how it has been directed by various forms of grand narratives. Some microhistorians have lent this critique a voice from where a new theoretical framework, the singularization of history, has arisen. It rejects the notion that fragments of historical data can be put together into rational and coherent metanarratives but emphasizes the need for an inward focus on the material at hand…
What is Microhistory?
This unique and detailed analysis provides the first accessible and comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, methodology of microhistory – one of the most significant innovations in historical scholarship to have emerged in the last few decades. The introduction guides the reader through the best-known example of microstoria, The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg, and explains the benefits of studying an event, place or person…
Gender
The article discusses the significance of the concept of gender for historical analysis, particularly on the basis of the importance of different types of ego-documents for the self-expression of the sexes. Attention is focused mainly on the status of autobiographies as a historical source, with some consideration of other types of life writing. It is shown how the form of this genre affects the sexes’ access to self-expression and how their diff…
The Life of a Working-Class Woman
The methods of microhistory are applied to the narrative of one woman's life – Elka Björnsdóttir. She was a working-class woman in Reykjavík, Iceland, at a critical time in the development of the city; when the country was moving slowly but steadily from a peasant social structure towards an urban way of living. The life of Elka Björnsdóttir provides an interesting opportunity to analyse how old ways die hard – how the Icelandic society managed t…
World War II in the Lives of Black Americans
Journal Article World War II in the Lives of Black Americans: Some Findings and an Interpretation Get access John Modell, John Modell professor of history Carnegie Mellon University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Marc Goulden, Marc Goulden graduate student in history University of Wisconsin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sigurdur Magnusson Sigurdur Magnusson gradu…
Singularizing the past
Recently a fierce criticism has been aimed at social history and how it has been directed by various forms of grand narratives. Some microhistorians have lent this critique a voice from where a new theoretical framework, the singularization of history, has arisen. It rejects the notion that fragments of historical data can be put together into rational and coherent metanarratives but emphasizes the need for an inward focus on the material at hand…
World War II in the Lives of Black Americans
Journal Article World War II in the Lives of Black Americans: Some Findings and an Interpretation Get access John Modell, John Modell professor of history Carnegie Mellon University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Marc Goulden, Marc Goulden graduate student in history University of Wisconsin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sigurdur Magnusson Sigurdur Magnusson gradu…
Far-reaching microhistory
In my previous work I have established a theoretical framework called ‘the Singularization of History’ by criticizing the way social, cultural and microhistorians have practiced their scholarship in the last two or three decades. I have paid particular attention to one element common to the theoretical orientations of all microhistorians, viz. the connections between micro and macro. Microhistorians of all persuasions emphasize the importance of …
The Life of a Working-Class Woman
The methods of microhistory are applied to the narrative of one woman's life – Elka Björnsdóttir. She was a working-class woman in Reykjavík, Iceland, at a critical time in the development of the city; when the country was moving slowly but steadily from a peasant social structure towards an urban way of living. The life of Elka Björnsdóttir provides an interesting opportunity to analyse how old ways die hard – how the Icelandic society managed t…
The Love Game as Expressed in Ego-Documents
The article deals with love and emotions in late nineteenth century Iceland, in particular how feelings were expressed in ego-documents. It argues that ego-documents are vital for exploring and understanding emotions and love in this period of time. The study is a microhistorical analysis of the interaction between material culture and emotions (love)—seen through the lenses of a few individuals who grew up in this poor Icelandic peasant society—…
Views into the Fragments
Gender
The article discusses the significance of the concept of gender for historical analysis, particularly on the basis of the importance of different types of ego-documents for the self-expression of the sexes. Attention is focused mainly on the status of autobiographies as a historical source, with some consideration of other types of life writing. It is shown how the form of this genre affects the sexes’ access to self-expression and how their diff…
World War II in the Lives of Black Americans
Journal Article World War II in the Lives of Black Americans: Some Findings and an Interpretation Get access John Modell, John Modell professor of history Carnegie Mellon University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Marc Goulden, Marc Goulden graduate student in history University of Wisconsin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sigurdur Magnusson Sigurdur Magnusson gradu…
The Life of a Working-Class Woman
The methods of microhistory are applied to the narrative of one woman's life – Elka Björnsdóttir. She was a working-class woman in Reykjavík, Iceland, at a critical time in the development of the city; when the country was moving slowly but steadily from a peasant social structure towards an urban way of living. The life of Elka Björnsdóttir provides an interesting opportunity to analyse how old ways die hard – how the Icelandic society managed t…
What is Microhistory?
This unique and detailed analysis provides the first accessible and comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, methodology of microhistory – one of the most significant innovations in historical scholarship to have emerged in the last few decades. The introduction guides the reader through the best-known example of microstoria, The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg, and explains the benefits of studying an event, place or person…
Gender
The article discusses the significance of the concept of gender for historical analysis, particularly on the basis of the importance of different types of ego-documents for the self-expression of the sexes. Attention is focused mainly on the status of autobiographies as a historical source, with some consideration of other types of life writing. It is shown how the form of this genre affects the sexes’ access to self-expression and how their diff…
Singularizing the past
Recently a fierce criticism has been aimed at social history and how it has been directed by various forms of grand narratives. Some microhistorians have lent this critique a voice from where a new theoretical framework, the singularization of history, has arisen. It rejects the notion that fragments of historical data can be put together into rational and coherent metanarratives but emphasizes the need for an inward focus on the material at hand…
Tales of the Unexpected
Microhistorians of all persuasions emphasize the importance of placing small units of research within larger contexts. I have refuted this principle and made an attempt to show its inherent contradictoriness. I encourage historians to cut the umbilical cord that ties them to grand historical narratives through the use of a research model which I call the ‘singularization of history’. In this article I show how the use of the traditional microhist…
Views into the Fragments
Minor Knowledge and Microhistory
This book studies everyday writing practices among ordinary people in a poor rural society in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Using the abundance of handwritten material produced, disseminated and consumed some centuries after the advent of print as its research material, the book's focus is on its day-to-day usage and on "minor knowledge," i.e., text matter originating and rooted primarily in the everyday life of the peasantry. The focus is o…
Far-reaching microhistory
In my previous work I have established a theoretical framework called ‘the Singularization of History’ by criticizing the way social, cultural and microhistorians have practiced their scholarship in the last two or three decades. I have paid particular attention to one element common to the theoretical orientations of all microhistorians, viz. the connections between micro and macro. Microhistorians of all persuasions emphasize the importance of …
The Love Game as Expressed in Ego-Documents
The article deals with love and emotions in late nineteenth century Iceland, in particular how feelings were expressed in ego-documents. It argues that ego-documents are vital for exploring and understanding emotions and love in this period of time. The study is a microhistorical analysis of the interaction between material culture and emotions (love)—seen through the lenses of a few individuals who grew up in this poor Icelandic peasant society—…
Emotional Experience and Microhistory
Microhistory, material culture and death
History (11 works) · Microhistory (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Biographical and Historical Analysis (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · History (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works)