Digital Public History
Hi, I’m Marin Escalera and I am currently a Graduate student at the University of North Texas pursuing my Master’s in history. My interest lies in both Modern Japanese and Modern Mexican history focusing on the cultural and social aspects. This site is for my reflections on topics relating to digital public history.
Surveying the Field
Digital mapping is one of the latest ways to show maps in digital projects in a more interactive way for public audiences. This way of mapping fits into spatial history which is the analysis of human movement and interactions with the environment over time. Historical GIS (Geographic Information System) and deep mapping allow spatial history…
Podcasts are a recently popular way that history is shared with the public. The topics can vary from a wide set of interest and lengths can range from short to long. Overall there is something for everyone in the world of podcasts. The podcast I listened to was from the American Historical Review’s four part…
Omeka is an open source content management system, also referred to as a CMS which allows users to create their own online exhibits and digital collections. This was my first time making an online exhibit so it took a moment to organize myself properly but once I knew what I wanted to add and what…
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