What is Digital History? by Hannu Salmi (English) Hardcover Book

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"The first student handbook on digital methods and sources for historians"--

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Digital history is an emerging field that draws on digital technology and computational methods. A global enterprise that invites scholars worldwide to join forces, it presents exciting and novel ways we might explore, understand and represent the past. Hannu Salmi provides the most compelling introduction to digital history to date. Beginning with an examination of the origins of the digital study of history, he goes on to discuss the question of how history exists in a digitized form. He introduces basic concepts and ideas in digital history, including databases and archives, interdisciplinarity and public engagement. Outlining the problems and methods in the study of big data, both textual and visual, particular attention is paid to the born-digital era: the contemporary age that exists primarily in digital form. What is Digital History? is essential reading for students of history and other humanities fields, as well as anyone interested in how digitization and digital cultures are transforming the study of history.

Author Biography

Hannu Salmi is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Turku.

Table of Contents

Introduction Notes 1 The Digital Past: Sources and Problems Digitization of cultural heritage Biases of the digital past Born-digital era Virality Toward the epistemology of the born digital Notes 2 Reading and Textuality in Digital History Reading as a research method Reading with machines Distant reading The challenge of big data Texts for historical research Distant reading techniques Notes 3 Mapping and Viewing History Maps as digital sources Maps as historical interpretations From visual evidence to distant viewing Sound and vision Visuality, textuality and metadata Notes 4 Interdisciplinarity: Challenges for Research Beyond disciplinarity Trading across borders Towards interdisciplinary practices Notes 5 Presenting the Past in the Digital Age Digital history for the public Visualizing data Presenting change over time Augmented and mixed realities Travelling in time Notes Conclusion Notes Further Reading Index

Review

'We are all "digital historians" now, and by interrogating the origins and content of this emerging discipline, Hannu Salmi charts an intellectual landscape we must all navigate. What is Digital History? provides a sure guide and a welcome companion.'Tim Hitchcock, Director of the Sussex Humanities Lab 'I learned a great deal from this book. I appreciate its international coverage, and especially the range of examples described. It will be especially useful for introductory history courses where faculty seek to familiarize students with the breadth of online archives, and the scholarship that has been generated from them.'Jo Guldi, Southern Methodist University

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'We are all "digital historians" now, and by interrogating the origins and content of this emerging discipline, Hannu Salmi charts an intellectual landscape we must all navigate. What is Digital History? provides a sure guide and a welcome companion.' Tim Hitchcock, Director of the Sussex Humanities Lab 'I learned a great deal from this book. I appreciate its international coverage, and especially the range of examples described. It will be especially useful for introductory history courses where faculty seek to familiarize students with the breadth of online archives, and the scholarship that has been generated from them.' Jo Guldi, Southern Methodist University

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'We are all "digital historians" now, and by interrogating the origins and content of this emerging discipline, Hannu Salmi charts an intellectual landscape we must all navigate. What is Digital History? provides a sure guide and a welcome companion.' Tim Hitchcock, Director of the Sussex Humanities Lab 'I learned a great deal from this book. I appreciate its international coverage, and especially the range of examples described. It will be especially useful for introductory history courses where faculty seek to familiarize students with the breadth of online archives, and the scholarship that has been generated from them.' Jo Guldi, Southern Methodist University

Details ISBN1509537015 Pages 156 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1509537015 ISBN-13 9781509537013 Format Hardcover Language English DEWEY 907.2 Publication Date 2020-10-16 UK Release Date 2020-10-16 Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-10-16 NZ Release Date 2020-10-16 Author Hannu Salmi Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Alternative 9781509537020 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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