HIST 696: Clio Wired: An Introduction to History and New Media

HIST 696-003: Clio Wired: History and New Media
(Fall 2011)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T

Innovation Hall 134

Section Information for Fall 2011

This course explores the theoretical and methodological issues raised at the intersection of the history profession and technology--the field commonly called "digital history". It aims to provide conceptual fluency on broad topics such as the uses of "new" media in producing historical work, the implications of copyright law on access to historical data and scholarship, the poetics of authority and expertise the digital age, and how powerful new research methodologies now allow historians to ask and answer fundamentally different kinds of questions. Because a significant portion of class time is working through technical "labs", it's recommended that students bring a laptop to class meetings. NOTE: Please be sure to refer to the online syllabus at http://historyproef.org/courses/digital-history/ for any and all updates to this course and its syllabus.

Contact Rana Fitzgerald (rfitzge1@gmu.edu) to enroll in this course.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Students with limited computer competency should consult department before enrolling. Introduces changes that new media and technologies are bringing to how we research, write, present, and teach about the past. Students explore theoretical and historical issues as well as learn hands-on skills in digital history. Notes: Students with limited computer competency should consult with department before enrolling. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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