November 28, 2004
ONLINE DISCUSSION: H-FILM
I did a survey of all of the discussion entries on H-Film during the months of June, September, and November 2004. Over one hundred entries were examined. Who is involved in the discussion? H-Film claims to be an "international electronic... More
Posted by DickH at 05:23 PM
November 07, 2004
Digital Archive Project
ProQuest Historical Newspapers includes archival material from major newspapers including the New York Times and Washington Post. This archive is a vast reservoir of primary source material that provides contemporary news coverage dating back to the mid-19th century. It provides... More
Posted by DickH at 09:30 PM
October 29, 2004
Digital Project Proposal
Political junkie that I am, I have long been fascinated by the quadrennial presidential debates. The power of the debates is evidenced currently by the fact that most commentators seem to believe that Kerry's performance in the first of the... More
Posted by DickH at 10:32 PM
October 24, 2004
The Promise of Digital Scholarship: A Comparison
Most of the articles we have read for this assignment wrestle with the issue of whether or not new media provide an appropriate forum for historical scholarship. Those who ponder the legitimacy of "electronic publication," like Susan Smulyan seem... More
Posted by DickH at 04:54 PM
September 30, 2004
Design
Well-Designed: Remembering Jim Crow americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering This site was developed by National Public Radio and its main intent is to provide users with access to radio interviews with black people who lived in the segregated Jim Crow South. There are photographs... More
Posted by DickH at 03:32 PM
September 27, 2004
Narrative
2. What would Jenkins say about Cronon's essay. How would Cronon respond? In Cronon's words, his essay is "my story about stories." He argues that historians must primarily be storytellers whose narratives constitute attempts to make sense of the vast... More
Posted by DickH at 02:14 PM
September 24, 2004
Review Essay Proposal
From its very beginning in the early twentieth century as the center of American filmmaking, Hollywood has included American Indians in hundreds of movies. During a large portion of the century, "westerns" constituted a major genre in American filmmaking and... More
Posted by DickH at 10:04 PM
September 20, 2004
Website Evaluation
WEBSITE EVALUATION: “Remembering Pearl Harbor” (http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/) This site was developed by National Geographic magazine and is obviously tied in with the release of the movie Pearl Harbor because there are many references to the movie on the site. Users enjoy... More
Posted by DickH at 01:57 PM
September 07, 2004
Scavenger Hunt
#1 Did Google search for Leon Trotsky; then to Trotsky Internet Archive; then to Encylopedia of Trotskyism; then to Audio/Visual; then to Trotsky & Family; Rise to Communism CD (for sale)has a speech given in English in Mexico in 1932.... More
Posted by DickH at 08:05 PM