Public History in the Digital Age: Theory and Praxis
1. Public History in the Digital Age
Theory and Praxis
Jeremy Boggs
Creative Lead
Center for History and New Media
2. Is it better to be pretty good at a lot of
things, or really good at one or two things?
3. Is it better to be pretty good at a lot of
things, or really good at one or two things?
Given a choice between hedgehog and fox,
I would go for the fox every time.
9. Intellectual Issues
‣ Developments in digital media.
‣ Familiarity with social media, and how it impacts
academic work and public history.
‣ Role of peer review in digital work
‣ New forms of narrative.
‣ New methods of research: Information trapping.
13. Practical Skills
‣ Create a basic HTML page from scratch, and style
that page with CSS.
‣ Working with a server. Use a File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) program.
‣ Create a database and install/modify web software
(such as WordPress, Omeka, or Mediawiki).
‣ Proficiency with Photoshop or another graphics
program.
‣ Project management/writing a grant.
14. Foundations for Additional Skills
‣ HTML → Other forms and applications of XML
‣ CSS → Graphic design concepts
‣ Web Software → PHP, other programming
‣ Photoshop → Video, photography, graphic design
‣ Writing grants → Writing more grants.
