Although you might hear slightly different definitions that add or subtract, emphasize or deemphasize, various elements, a historiography essay whoever defines it contains some common ingredients.  Essentially, they are a historical analysis of the ways that historians have written about and represented various themes, issues, events.  In the most general sense, they cover some of…Continue reading What is a historiography essay?

Pan’s Labyrinth is a 2006 film written and directed by the Mexican artist Guillermo del Toro. Blending elements of fantasy and history, it tells the story of a young girl growing up in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and the magical, yet dangerous, world in which she finds an escape. In 1944, five…Continue reading Pan’s Labyrinth