Weller History in the Digital Age

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-136-20265-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

The digital age is affecting all aspects of historical study, but much of the existing literature about history in the digital age can be alienating to the traditional historian who does not necessarily value or wish to embrace digital resources. History in the Digital Age takes a more conceptual look at how the digital age is affecting the field of history for both scholars and students. The printed copy, the traditional archive, and analogue research remain key constitute parts for most historians and for many will remain precious and esteemed over digital copies, but there is a real need for historians and students of history to seriously consider some of the conceptual and methodological challenges facing the field of historical enquiry as we enter the twenty-first century.

Including international contributors from a variety of disciplines - History, English, Information Studies and Archivists – this book does not seek either to applaud or condemn digital technologies, but takes a more conceptual view of how the field of history is being changed by the digital age. Essential reading for all historians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weller, Toni

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: History in the Digital Age. Part 1. Re-conceptualising history in the digital age 1. Spatial humanities: space, time, and place in the new digital age 2. The making of history: remediating historicised experience 3. A method for navigating the infinite archive Part 2. Studying history in the digital age 4. Doing and making: history as digital practice. 5. On collecting, cataloguing and collating the evidence of reading: the ‘RED movement’ and its implications for digital scholarship 6. Writing history with the digital image - a cautious celebration Part 3. Teaching history in the digital age 7. Studying the past in the digital age: from tourist to explorer. 8. Beyond ctrl-c, ctrl-v – teaching and learning history in the digital age Part 4. The future of history in the digital age 9. New universes or black holes? Does digital change anything? 10. Conclusion: A Changing Field