Teoría de la Historia, conciencia histórica e historia conceptual: una conversación con Javier Fernández Sebastián

Abstract

This piece deals with an academic interview with Professor Javier Fernández Sebastián conducted in the context of the XVIII AHILA Congress, Valencia 2017. The questions are oriented towards his current concerns about the theory of history – a place where Fernández observes a rejection of the theoretical work by the academy –, the relationship between theory and conceptual history, and the problem of temporality, the latter from the problem of historical consciousness. The objective of the interview is to add discussion to the need for the theoretical work in writing history.