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Between the Chairs: An Interdisciplinary Career
Zwischen den Stühlen: eine interdisziplinäre Karriere
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Abstract The author was one of the earliest representatives of computer applications within historical research in Germany, later being appointed to the first professorship for computer applications in the Humanities in Germany outside of linguistics. The following text describes his experiences as part of t... view more
The author was one of the earliest representatives of computer applications within historical research in Germany, later being appointed to the first professorship for computer applications in the Humanities in Germany outside of linguistics. The following text describes his experiences as part of that development, which lead from the beginnings in the seventies to the current state of “Digital Humanties”. His view on this development of an interdisciplinary area left him with rather mixed memories: behind a sparkling front story of an enfolding field, he frequently had the feeling, that there was a tendency to ignore the huge epistemic potential of a serious attempt to apply computer science to the field of history in favor of glamorous but shallow short term goals.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; humanities; interdisciplinarity; computer science
Classification
General History
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Free Keywords
digital humanities; History of Digital Humanities; Historical Studies and Computer Science
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 7-109
Journal
Historical Social Research, Supplement (2017) 29
Issue topic
From History to Applied Science in the Humanities
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.suppl.29.2017.7-109
ISSN
0936-6784
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed