Hi, all. Happy optional module week to those who celebrate. After going back and forth on which module to choose (and a short-lived attempt to teach myself network analysis methods), I settled on the data cleaning and analysis module. Before we experiment with more data visualization methods in this class,…
Leave a CommentHistory, understood broadly and removed from academic convention, encompasses all expressive forms that shed light on past events. This definition shifts history from a field of academic study to an active process of storytelling and argumentation, with outcomes in a variety of mediums—from podcasts to puppet shows to video games—alongside…
3 CommentsThis week was my first introduction to Historical GIS as its own, distinct approach to historical scholarship. In the past, I approached mapping as just another way to display existing historical information, and my public history work has always involved simple walking-tour-like mapping projects rather than complex digital recreations across…
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