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Content and Contextual Analysis

This document provides guidelines for analyzing primary sources in Philippine history. It discusses conducting a content analysis to understand the meaning and themes within a source. It also discusses conducting a contextual analysis to understand the source within the proper historical time period and avoid presentism. The analysis also considers how the source contributes to the overarching narratives of Philippine history and how it remains relevant. It suggests examining the author's perspective and potential biases. The document provides a four-step process of observe, explain, infer, and wonder when analyzing sources. It outlines focusing on the author, their purpose, arguments, and presuppositions in the analysis.

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Content and Contextual Analysis

This document provides guidelines for analyzing primary sources in Philippine history. It discusses conducting a content analysis to understand the meaning and themes within a source. It also discusses conducting a contextual analysis to understand the source within the proper historical time period and avoid presentism. The analysis also considers how the source contributes to the overarching narratives of Philippine history and how it remains relevant. It suggests examining the author's perspective and potential biases. The document provides a four-step process of observe, explain, infer, and wonder when analyzing sources. It outlines focusing on the author, their purpose, arguments, and presuppositions in the analysis.

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Content and Contextual

Analysis
of selected Primary
Sources
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
Bicol University
College of Social Science and Philosophy

Prof. VEN VINCENT L. VELASCO


CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS

CONTENT ANALYSIS
Contribution to the
grand Narratives of
Philippine History
Relevance

Author’s Perspective
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
• Considers specifically the time, place, and
situation when the primary source was written;
• Purpose of doing this is to avoid judging past
events in the light of contemporary standards;
• The social, religious, economic and political
conditions present during the specific period of
place and time have to be considered
CONTENT ANALYSIS
• The process of understanding the meaning,
message or theme(s) a document or story wants
to impart;
• The description of the characteristics of the
content;
• The method where the content message forms
the basis in drawing inferences and conclusions.
Contribution to the
grand Narratives of
Philippine History
• The importance of the documents or stories in
depicting the grand narrative of the historical
past;
• An avenue to connect stories of events in the
past and how it contributed to the development
of the grand narrative of one’s history.
Relevance
• This is where the readers of the documents draw
inferences and conclusions based on the context
and contents of the document or story;
• An avenue to connect stories of events in the
past in relation to the issues and events
happening at present hence, drawing insights and
lessons.
Author’s Perspective
• To check the background of the author to
determine possible biases influenced by one’s
education, training, exposure, etc.
• It helps the readers understood the inclination
and influences which directs styles of writing;
• It is the interpretations and presentations of the
author of a certain historical event(s)
FOUR-STEP ANALYSIS
• OBSERVE
• EXPLAIN
• INFER
• WONDER

• Plus, summarize the central idea of the source


PURPOSE
• Who is the author and what is her or his place in
society (explain why you are justified in thinking
so)
• What is at stake for the author in this text?
• Why do you think she or he wrote it?
• What evidence in the text tells you this?
ARGUMENT
• How does the text make its case?
• What is its strategy for accomplishing its goal?
• What is the intended audience of the text? How
might this influence its rhetorical strategy?
• What arguments or concerns does the author
respond to that are not clearly stated?
• Do you think the author is credible and reliable?
PRESUPPOSITIONS
• How do the ideas and values in the source differ
from the ideas and values of our age?
• What presumptions and preconceptions do you
as a reader bring to bear on this text? For
instance, what portions of the text might you
find objectionable, but which contemporaries
might have found acceptable?
• How might the difference between our values and
the values of the author influence the way you
understand the text?
RELATE
Now choose another of the readings, and compare
the two, answering these questions:
• What patterns or ideas are repeated throughout the
readings?
• What major differences appear in them?
• Which do you find more reliable and credicle?
Concepts to Remember!
RELIABILITY – the ability to trust the
consistency of the author’s account of the truth
CREDIBILITY – the ability to trust the author’s
account of the truth on the basis of her or his
tone and reliability
NEUTRALITY – refers to the stake an author has
in a text
NO TEXT ARE COMPLETELY NEUTRAL

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