大众史学的评价标准献芹

Suggestions for the Evaluation Standard of Public History

以"电视讲史"等为代表的大众史学活动,备受学界关注,赞誉者有之,批评者有之,包容者有之。从目前情况看,各执一端的分歧难以调和。其中主要原因之一,是分歧双方对于史学评价标准的不同把握。批评者坚持用学术价值标准的"一把尺子量到底",赞誉者和包容者则认为大众史学既然是以"普及"历史、实现史学社会价值为己任,理应侧重于社会价值标准。史学评价标准是服从与服务于史学实践活动的,是与时俱进的。其实,在"信史"的共同基础上,大众史学需要建立起符合自身特点的评价标准。大众史学评价标准应以社会价值标准为第一位,具体内容包含三点:多多益善的受众标准、引人入胜的"故事"标准、"言之有文"的写作标准。受众的多多。需要"故事"的支撑,而"言之有文"才能使"故事"引人入胜,其结果自然是受众多多,从而有效地实现史学社会价值。有的放矢的大众史学评价标准,是促进大众史学健康发展的正能量。

'In TV history'as the representative of the activities of Public History has received a lot of attention. There are both praises and criticism about it. Judging from the current situation,the extreme differences are difficult to reconcile. One of the main reasons is that the differences between the two sides have different grasp of historical evaluation standard. Critics insist with academic value standard. Those people who take tolerance and positive attitudes think that public history is'universal'history and realize the social value of historiography,so it should focus on the social value standard. The evaluation standard should obey and serve the historical practice activities,and should keep pace with the times. In fact,based on credible history in common,public history needs to establish its own characteristics of the standard evaluation. Public history evaluation criteria should abide by the standards of social value in the first place. The specific contents include three points: 1,'the more audience,the better'standard; 2,fascinating'story'standard; 3,'the good paper'writing standards. It needs'story'to draw many of the audience,and'the good paper writing'can make'story'fascinating. Such evaluation standards of Public History can promote healthy development of Public History.