Zoomland : Exploring Scale in Digital History and Humanities /
Despite a variety of theoretical and practical undertakings, there is no coherent understanding of the concept of scale in digital history and humanities, and its potential is largely unexplored. A clearer picture of the whole spectrum is needed, from large to small, distant to close, global to loca...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Mnchen ; Wien :
De Gruyter Oldenbourg,
[2023]
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| Series: | Studies in Digital History and Hermeneutics ,
7 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Despite a variety of theoretical and practical undertakings, there is no coherent understanding of the concept of scale in digital history and humanities, and its potential is largely unexplored. A clearer picture of the whole spectrum is needed, from large to small, distant to close, global to local, general to specific, macro to micro, and the in-between levels. The book addresses these issues and sketches out the territory of Zoomland, at scale. Four regions and sixteen chapters are conceptually and symbolically depicted through three perspectives: bird's eye, overhead, and ground view. The variable-scale representation allows for exploratory paths covering areas such as: theoretical and applicative reflections on scale combining a digital dimension with research in history, media studies, cultural heritage, literature, text analysis, and map modelling; creative use of scale in new digital forms of analysis, data organisation, interfaces, and argumentative or artistic expressions. Zoomland provides a systematic discussion on the epistemological dimensions, hermeneutic methods, empirical tools, and aesthetic logic pertaining to scale and its innovative possibilities residing in humanities-based approaches and digital technologies. Enter the Zoomland game here or watch the teaser! |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (VIII, 482 p.). |
| ISBN: | 9783111317779 3111317773 |
| ISSN: | 2629-4540 ; |