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Between the Chairs: An Interdisciplinary Career

Zwischen den Stühlen: eine interdisziplinäre Karriere
[journal article]

Thaller, Manfred

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

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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