As we head into the last few weeks of the semester, we are wrapping up with our coursework; including our group project. I was assigned to a group focusing on Cliveden, which was Benjamin Chew’s home. My group is focusing on “the Chew properties of this era, highlighting the Chew family who owned those properties,… Continue reading Collaboration in Digital History
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Teaching the Holocaust Through Digital History
CONTENT WARNINGAttached photographs might be disturbing for some viewers While I am not a teacher, I have thought a lot about how digital history can be used in the classroom to teach Holocaust history. For example, TikTok is an incredibly popular platform — even the hashtag #history has more than 56 billion views. Given that… Continue reading Teaching the Holocaust Through Digital History
Oral History with My Dad
Above is an interview with my dad, Mark Seu, on his experiences with music, specifically “The Grateful Dead.” I chose to interview my dad on this topic because I figured if anyone can talk about anything for fifteen to twenty minutes, its my dad on the Dead. One of my favorite parts of this interview… Continue reading Oral History with My Dad
My First Wikipedia Edith-a-Thon
If I have learned anything about public digital history, it is that the field loves “a-thons.” Being that this is was my first Wikipedia edit-a-thon, I did not know what to expect. I was fortunate that my university provided an introduction of Wikipedia’s editing mechanics before sending us on our way to edit some articles.… Continue reading My First Wikipedia Edith-a-Thon
Analyzing “History Unfolded”
In tasked with analyzing a public history project of our choosing, I was naturally drawn to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s (USHMM) “History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust.” I had been previously been made aware of this project, though I had never looked too much into it. Below is a screenshot from the… Continue reading Analyzing “History Unfolded”
Experience in Crowdsourcing
On February 14, 2023, I attended Rowan University’s first every Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon! Thankfully for my schedule, I was able to attend the entire event which ran from 11am through 3pm. This was my first time attending an event like this and I was so excited. I knew some of my friends would be there… Continue reading Experience in Crowdsourcing
Creating a Timeline
When learning about history, something that I have always found helpful has been timelines (especially if they are interactive). In my Digital Public History course, we had the opportunity to create a timeline on a historical topic of our choice through Timeline JS. I did my assignment on the ultra-abridged history of Schutzstaffel (SS) uniforms.… Continue reading Creating a Timeline
Contributing to Online Collections
Through my digital public history course, I had the opportunity to contribute to a digital collection focusing on my school’s experiences with COVID-19. I had gone back and forth debating what type of source I wanted to contribute but I ultimately decided to submit a copy of Rowan’s Center for the Study of the Holocaust,… Continue reading Contributing to Online Collections
