In only six short weeks I learned how to make my own HistoryPin. Tour, curated my own online exhibit, and kept up a blog! Be doing digital history. Has the most potential for the type of public history I am interested in doing in the future. Ancient Egypt in Black and White.

The Musings of a Black Twenty-something Striving to Leave Her Mark on the Historical Record and the World. As a historian I have a duty to ensure the authenticity of my research and interpretation. As a public historian I have a mandate to ensure the accessibility of said well-researched, historical interpretation to the masses. Prior to enrolling in History and New Media. A member of a sort of histor.

In this post, I want to talk a bit about what I have learned throughout my time in this class, and I also want to introduce you to the final project produced by my partner Maria Eipert. After having a firm understanding of how we wanted our .

The ramblings of a public historian. Apps, Apps, Apps. On Apps, Apps, Apps. Those who read my blog will remember that earlier in the semester, I outlined a proposal for my final project.

What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy. The world in new ways, forming new. To me digital history encompassed all of these aspects, and it seems up to all historians to actively seek out new historical experiences on the open web. People form connections based on these outlets and some even let their virtual identity leak into the materia.

That is exactly how this seems. Just six short weeks ago I was beginning my adventure in innovating public history through my History and New Media class at American University. Now, I am finishing my class with this final blog post. As I think back over the past six weeks, I remember the advice I was given by historian James M. Nothing made this clearer to me than taking Trevor Owen. Next, not quite differen.

Past with a presence by Jen giambrone. I am just going to be upfront about this. Made me want to study history. The movie came out right around my birthday during my junior year of high school, and at the time I was pondering going to school for creative writing or maybe even dance.

Examining Agency and the Feminine Form.

Online Musings of a Public Historian. As a means of narrowing the scope of our overall workload for the semester, Joanna. Other than these small quibbles, howev.