Digitalizace, participace a vizualizace v historickém výzkumu: příklad krajanů v USA

• Authors: Vladimír P. Polách

Title variants

EN

Digitalization, participation and visualization in historical research: the example of Czech compatriots in the USA

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The article deals with a particular digital archival project focusing on the role of Czech and Slovak Americans in the World War II. Besides its description, theoretical and practical, its implication for further use are discussed, both among scientists and non-specialized users. The methodological framework reflects includes some fundamental approaches from New media theorists, as reflected in the title of the article. Secondary, we are opening a discussion on the use and application of GIS modeling for the historical data and its influence on our understanding of historical research and representation in general and on the history of the community itself.

Keywords

EN

Czech-Americans; World War II; digital humanities; digitalization; participation; GIS; database; archive

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Masaryk's Institute and Archives, ASCR
• Journal: Střed. Časopis pro mezioborová studia Střední Evropy 19. a 20. století. / Centre. Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies of Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 28-49
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Vladimír P. Polách

• Masarykův ústav a archiv AV ČR, v.v.i., Gabčíkova 2362/10, 182 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic