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Introduction to Digital History

History 491, Fall 2015

Jonathan Rees, Author

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Syllabus


History 491

Fall 2015

Colorado State University - Pueblo



Professor Jonathan Rees

Office:  Psych 118

Office Phone:  719-549-2541

Office Hours: MWF 11:10AM-12:10AM, MW 1:15-2:15PM or by appointment.

E-Mail: drjonathanrees@gmail.com

This class is an introduction to the emerging field of digital humanities.  It is also a class infused with the principle of experiential learning, which means that you may do work that specifically serve the community of Pueblo.  The class is organized around group projects that based in local archives.  While I have a few suggestions with respect to topics and tools that you may want to use, the decision of exactly what you study ultimately depends upon your group.

In order to facilitate communication between you and I, having an e-mail is one of many electronic requirements related to this course. I will be collecting e-mails from you on the first day of the course. You will want to give me an address that you check fairly frequently because I will use it if I need to get a hold of you for course-related business. All correspondence with me should go through the e-mail listed above. All assignments (including draft papers, but excluding final papers) should be sent to reesassignments@gmail.com. 

This University abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that no student shall be denied the benefits of an education “solely by reason of a handicap.” If you have a documented disability that may impact your work in this class and for which you may require accommodations, please see the Disability Resource Coordinator as soon as possible to arrange accommodations. In order to receive accommodations, you must be registered with and provide documentation of your disability to: the Disability Resource Office, which is located in the Library and Academic Resources Center, Suite 169. 

This is a hybrid class. That means that sometimes we will meet in our regular room (Psych 202e) at the regular time, and sometimes we won't. When we aren't meeting, you should be visiting a repository that holds your historical resources, working on your project. There is no reason you have to do this during regular class hours, but you should expect three hours a week of project work at a very minimum. 

This is what is known as a living syllabus.  In other words, it will evolve (possibly significantly) over the course of the semester. For example, I would like to be able to visit you during at least some of these off campus sessions. For that to happen, you will have to keep me updated on when and where you're going on your blogs.  I may also require additional in-person, regular classroom session based upon how things are going.  Keep looking at the calendar page for regular updates.

Books:

Andrews, Killing for Coal.  [Required only if you're in the Ludlow web page group.] 
Martelle, Blood Passion.  [Required only if you're in the Ludlow web page group.] 
Presnell, The Information Literate Historian. [Recommended for everybody.] 
Rozenzweig, Clio Wired.  [Required for everybody.]
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