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Welcome to History 251: Doing Digital History!

Over the course of the semester, we will do our best to learn about the basic theories and methods of digital history work while concentrating on the history of slavery in the United States as our content area. By the end of the semester, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate the historical thinking skills necessary to interpret digital materials and data
  • Define data and differentiate between types (metadata, received, and derived)
  • Identify the information communicated by historical data
  • Identify the ethical concerns that accompany working with different kinds of historical data
  • Interrogate the assumptions and claims embedded within visualizations about history (maps, graphs, charts, etc.)
  • Discuss and critique common digital history methods
  • Use data and digital history tools to make arguments about the past

All of the information that is required for success in this course is either contained in, or linked from, this website.