Geschichtswissenschaftliche Blogs auf einen Blick
History is told in podcasts on history. In detail and slowly. And many listeners enthusiastically listen to them. But why?
The post Let’s talk about… History Podcasts appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-30/history-podcasts/
Tourists for decades have taken photos in former concentration camps, even in Auschwitz. The emergence of selfies, however, transforms our perspective on historic sites.
The post Doing Selfies in Auschwitz? appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-25/selfies-auschwitz/
The process of methodological differentiation of historical research and chronicles of city history has reached the limits of what can be said or shown. In Germany, the historical city lexicon exists as an alternative.
The post From A to Z. Crowdsourcing Historical City Lexica appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-5/historical-city-lexicon/
Sports history is an ideal vehicle for historical and socially relevant questions. As a cultural heritage, however, it endures a wallflower existence, at least in Switzerland.
The post Sports History as Threatened Public History appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-4/sports-history/
Gamification is on everyone’s lips and it's industry is booming. It is changing the teaching of history in schools and in public. Are there any limits to gamification when teaching history?
The post Gamification as a Miracle Cure for Public History? appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2017-37/gamification-cure-public-history/
A 1998 controversy about World War 2 led Switzerland to the creation of a unique oral history project called Archimob. Founded before widespread digitalization, the question is: What is left of it?
The post Public History to Oblivion: Archimob appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-35/archimob/
The forest has been a favourite retreat for Germans for centuries. It has also been romantically transfigured by the poets and thinkers of this country. It is usually far away from the hustle...
The post On Listening I: The Interpersonal appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-27/listening-interpersonal/
Search engines often used for (pre)scientific information retrieval. Wikipedia is a common encyclopedia with more or less suitable articles. Whoever teaches students should emphasize to check such sources carefully.
The post (Pre-)Scientific Information Retrieval and Wikipedia appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-26/information-retrieval/
D-Day 1944, charging out of the landing-craft right into the chaotic hell of Omaha Beach. After only a few metres the screen goes dark, I have been shot – and not for the last time. Digital Games.
The post “Of Monsters and Men” – Shoah in Digital Games appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-23/shoah-in-digital-games/
Digitisation projects in the humanities have democratised access to sources in recent years. Museums, libraries and archives place their holdings of texts, films and images on the scanner...
The post The Digital Archive: An In-school Place of Learning appeared first on Public History Weekly.
Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-22/digital-archive-school/