Ahoy, Mateys! Mills Kelly’s fall semester course “Lying about the Past” was revealed today in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read how Mills and his students perpetrated an internet hoax about “the last American pirate” and what they learned in the process. The Chronicle is, unfortunately, gated, but you can read more on Mills’ fantastic [...]
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Briefly Noted for December 19, 2008
December 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Briefly Noted · Digital Humanities · Education · Fakes · Memory · Museums · Tools · Visualizations
Briefly Noted for December 21, 2007
December 21st, 2007 · No Comments
NEH announces funding for Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities. A Visit to Yesterland – The Discontinued Disneyland. “Did you ever wonder what happened to Disneyland’s Mine Train, Flying Saucers, or Indian Village? These and other attractions, restaurants, and shops are now collected in Yesterland, a theme park on the Web.” The Museum [...]
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