REMINDER - IHR Seminar in Digital History: Round Table 'The Future of the Past' Tuesday 20 March, 2012 5:15PM

[Seth]

Institute of Historical Research Seminar in Digital History

Round Table, 'The Future of the Past'

Time: Tuesday, 20 March, 5:15 pm GMT (People from US watching the live stream keep in mind time difference is 1 hour less than usual)

Venue: S261 (Senate House, second floor) and streamed live on the web at historyspot.org.uk

The IHR Seminar in Digital History this week will be a special round table on 'The Future of the Past'. Several leading scholars will provide perspectives on the changing nature of historical enquiry in the digital age and reflect upon the ways in which engagement with digital sources and methodologies is leading to new knowledge about the past. The panel includes the following distinquished scholars:

Dr Melissa Terras is co-Director of the UCL Centre for Digital Humanities, and Reader in Electronic Communication in the Department of Information Studies at University College London.

Dr Adam Farquhar is Head of Digital Scholarship at the British Library. 

The session will be Chaired by Dr Richard Deswarte. Richard is Head of the History Data Service and one of the convenors of the seminar.  

(Our third speaker has unfortunately had to withdraw at the last minute due to illness. We are working on finding a replacement.)