The final day of classes are wrapping up here in Grantham, PA. There’s a sense of relief in the air among students, who have been pushing hard for the last 12 weeks, as well as the faculty responsible for their assignments. It’s hard to believe that two weeks from now, 9 Messiah College students and [...]
Archive for the ‘Digital History’ Category
Gearing up for the Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project
Posted in Archaeology & Material Culture, Courses, Digital History, Study Abroad on May 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Anthony Grafton on New Directions in History
Posted in Digital History on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Anthony Grafton, outgoing president of the American Historical Association, on new directions in history. A couple of snippets: "The most Luddite person you can imagine" is how Anthony T. Grafton describes himself. But it’s in part thanks to Mr. Grafton, a professor of history at Princeton University, that the American Historical Association has finally [...]
Experiences in the digital humanities thus far..
Posted in Digital History, Internships on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The digital humanities is a field that is characterized by innovation and new methodologies. The new practices of the digital age continues to expand academic fields to meet the needs of scholars and the common inquirer. With the world changing at a rapid pace, ever improving technology allows for scholars to dig deeper in research [...]
Digital History Experience for Spring
Posted in Digital History, Internships on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are you you interested in learning more about the research and communication of history through digital media? The Department of History is seeking a student for a Professional Development Experience in digital history and social media for spring semester. The student will work with Dr. Pettegrew in studying and implementing the use of social media [...]
Professional Development Opportunity in History and Social Media with the Messiah College History Department
Posted in Digital History, Internships, Student Opportunities, Student Research on August 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
History Majors and Minors, The Department of History is seeking a student for a Professional Development Experience in digital history and social media for fall semester. The student will work with Dr. Pettegrew in studying and implementing the use of social media for public humanities today. He/she will conduct reading in the field of digital [...]
A Year with a History Department Blog
Posted in Digital History on August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A little over a year ago, our department decided to start the “History on the Bridge” blog to communicate our events and activities. Our chair, John Fea, wrote a welcome post, and I followed up with “History Department Blogging” that explained why our department had decided to blog. As Fea and I had already blogged [...]
New Messiah History Website!
Posted in Digital History on December 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Messiah’s History Department website has a new look! Check it out here, and if you have suggestions for clarification or content, send by email to David Pettegrew.
History Major Christine Kelly publishes article at History News Network
Posted in Congratulations, Digital History, Student Activities on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
History major Christine Kelly has recently published an article at the History News Network (HNN) titled “Tweeting History. The article is the product of Christine’s summer internship with HNN, which she discusses in length on “The Way of Improvement Leads Home” blog. Congrats on your fine piece of work, Christine.
Archaeology Trip to Cyprus – 2009
Posted in Archaeology & Material Culture, David Pettegrew, Digital History, Student Activities, Study Abroad on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This summer Dr. David Pettegrew led nine students from the history and art departments on a three-week archaeology dig in Cyprus. You can read more about the trip here or you can get caught up by examining the staff and student blogs from the project or check out the project YouTube channel.
History Professors Blog
Posted in David Pettegrew, Digital History, John Fea on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
History Professors John Fea and David Pettegrew have now begun blogging careers! Dr. Pettegrew is contributing to a staff blog related to current archaeological work in Cyprus. Dr. Fea is a regular contributing editor to the group blog, Religion and American History which provides a medium for the exchange of ideas about religion in American history [...]
