Theory of History after the Linguistic Turn

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ID17818115
AuthorsFrancisco García (0000-0002-0211-8999, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Fernando Gomes Garcia, Gilda Bevilacqua (0000-0003-2117-5152, Universidad de Buenos Aires), Sabrina Costa Braga (0000-0001-9164-7560, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP))
Year2026
Volume18
Pages1-25
Publication date2026-01-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistória da Historiografia International Journal of Theory and History of Historiography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1983-9928 • E-ISSN: 1983-9928
PublisherSociedade Brasileria de Teoria e Historia de Historiografia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15848/hh.v18.2603
OpenAlexW7124852499
LanguageEN
References cited10

The linguistic turn in history emerged around 1960, first questioning the scientific value of declarative statements in the discipline and later defending the aesthetic, ethical, and epistemological-cognitive character of narration in historical representation. After decades of heated debate, the linguistic turn went from being a rejected topic to the mainstream, and more recently, to competing with other theoretical perspectives. In this introductory text to the dossier, we intend to question the “after” of the linguistic turn: have its relevant themes been exhausted, as if its program had been fulfilled? Or do its questions and proposals have enough vitality to propel it forward? What contributions can the history of this line of thought still receive? Among the contributions received, there were several answers to these questions, some convergent, others not. Throughout the text, we intend to present them according to how each article responded to the initial questions

Character (mathematics) · Linguistic analysis · Linguistic turn · Narrative · Value (mathematics) · Vitality · Central European national history · History, Culture, and Diplomacy · Philosophy, History, and Historiography

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