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September 12, 2014

“Guide on the Side”: Historians’ Role in the Digital Sphere

Leaving seminar on Tuesday, my mind began wandering, trying to figure out what would happen to the traditional, “credible” historian as more and more voices joined the wicked web of the digital world. I was having difficulty organizing my thoughts and answering the questions I kept coming to, however, the readings for this week addressed many […]

Carmen Bolt

September 9, 2014

Drama and storytelling

Today after class, while walking out of the building, I suddenly realize why the term “drama” caused misunderstanding. In Chinese, “drama” contains every kind of drama and “TV series” is called “TV drama”. Interestingly, the term “TV series” in Chinese usually refers to foreign TV series, not local TV series. So, terrible sorry for that. […]

hungyin

September 7, 2014

Storytelling and the Purpose of History

I don’t frequently get angry, but when I do it’s typically self-righteous anger. That’s exactly what I found myself filled with as I read the Cronon article, and I couldn’t get past it. As someone who has been involved in … Continue reading →

saraevenson Historical Methods Assignment, History 5104

September 6, 2014

Knowledge in the Age of Information Equality

What effect is widespread internet use having on the dissemination and acquisition of information? How do we delineate “facts” from lies or rumors if information…

Claire G.

September 6, 2014

Is there TOO much information out there? And if so, HOW do we gain knowledge from it?

On page 1 of David Weinberger’s book, “Too Big to Know;” he includes a couple very thought prevoking lines; “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” I mean change is often meant to be good or at least is thought to be better than […]

Tiny Week 2: History past: Historical Thinking/Historiography

September 6, 2014

How to network knowledge?

It is Internet age, and I do agree that one individual cannot know everything at this time since there is so much information. People co-working with each other and making knowledge become a networked thing is an effective way now, and it may be the most practical way to build professional knowledge, as Weinberger describes. […]

hungyin

September 6, 2014

On Expertise

Example of Exquisite Corpse The Online Oxford English Dictionary defines expertise as: “Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field: ‘technical expertise’. An expert, accordingly is, “A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.” The origin of the word originally flows from the past participle of the Latin verb meaning […]

picasso13

September 6, 2014

Storytelling Challenges

Wow! I just finished listening to, and reading along with, William Cronon’s address to the American Historical Association and I am thrilled I took the…

davidatkins Atkins, Cronon, History, Storytelling, Tosh, Weinberger

September 6, 2014

“Doing” History

“Casting my eyes round I first saw her flying down out of the window. Distracted, I rushed down stairs; how, I know not;…When I discovered blood gushing out of her head or face, suffice it to say, I was completely … Continue reading →

faithskiles

September 6, 2014

“Doing” History

“Casting my eyes round I first saw her flying down out of the window. Distracted, I rushed down stairs; how, I know not;…When I discovered blood gushing out of her head or face, suffice it to say, I was completely … Continue reading →

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  • Comment on Animals, Agency, and History by Tiny December 2, 2014
    Hey Laura, After hearing about how you plan on writing about the agency of dogs in the Great War, I now have a better understanding and grasp of your subject matter. I am a little surprised to read that you are questioning animals having agency in hist... Continue reading →
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  • Comment on Rosie, Buddy, Agency and History by Tiny December 2, 2014
    Hi Faith, As usual you provided a great piece of writing in my opinion. I always look forward to your posts because they seem to make me think back to personal experiences of my own in many cases. In this post, I was taken back to many different memories of all of my four legged […]
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  • Comment on Human Exceptionalism by Tiny December 2, 2014
    Hey David, I was glad to see that I was not the only one in the class that was wondering about animals and their agency or interaction with humans. This week's reading were very eye opening, as I had never really looked at the theory that we were just animals ourselves, having evolved to our […]
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  • Comment on Lying down with the dogs by Claire G. December 2, 2014
    Hi Carmen, So do you see agency as a continuum, with natural disasters, urban landscapes, and other non-living shapers of history on one end and humans on the other? Claire Continue reading →
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  • Comment on Animals in History by Claire G. December 2, 2014
    Hi Sara, I was also pleased that we did this reading after "On Deep History and the Brain," because integrating animals into the study of history requires interdisciplinarity including psychology and the natural sciences. What do you think about how both week's readings position people in relation to other beings and forces? (Also, I think […]
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