History in the Digital Age

ISBN-13: 9780415666961 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 212 str.

Toni Weller

Opis

This publication looks at how the digital age is affecting the field of history for both scholars and students. The 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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Toni Weller