There is a conflict bubbling between professional and amateur historians over directly addressing current social issues when talking about history. On one side, people who enjoy hearing about topics like the ins and outs of the Roman Empire claim that there is an unbiased way to present history, without judgement from the present. On the other side, people who write the stories of these topics claim that it’s important to understand the complexity of the past and that all history is biased. I’m not going to make any pretense toward a both sides argument here. History is biased and political, and everyone needs to know that.
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What is historical research in the internet age?
How the digital age is democratizing history, and spreading misinformation.
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Research Assignment: Reading Wikipedia
Buzzfeed recently reported that a new service will transform Wikipedia entries into “real” academic papers so that students can cite them in their work without getting penalized by their teachers. Read More
What can video games really teach us about history?
A lot more than names and dates. Read More
Archives, digital and analog
https://gizmodo.com/when-the-internet-archive-forgets-1830462131
In the digital age, it’s easy to forget that even records have bias. Read More
