Reshape the methodological underpinnings of history
The Digital History research group explores historical research’s digital turn in a critical, experimental, and interdisciplinary way. Technicians, designers and researchers of various disciplines collaborate to produce new historical tools and practices. All work closely together to share and hone their domain expertise, blurring the lines between disciplines and job titles to collaborate freely.
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Critical study of the big data of the past
Today’s historical research typically involves the creation and manipulation of computationally accessible data. The Digital History & Historiography research group embraces the digital turn as offering opportunities for criticism and the development of new methods and tools to take advantage this new landscape, while also easing the pain of researchers dealing with the seemingly limitless data.
The centre’s digital history projects frequently involve the production of polished software intended for wide-scale public use. This outward focus requires careful attention to be paid to user interface design, which in turn encourages team members to reflect on human-computer interaction and the consequences it has for understanding the past.
Innovative digital history projects
The Digital History & Historiography projects help to unlock the full potential of historians working in the digital and open-science age.