Hi HIST 396, This is my first time trying Python, despite knowing about it for years beforehand. To be transparent, I did not believe I would need to learn how to code, and even further in this vein, need to apply it into my degree in history. After the constant surprises this class has […]
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Thoughts on HGIS
Hi History 396, The last few weeks we have been working through the tool ArcMap, which is the primary application used in ArcGIS. GIS, as I have come to learn throughout the last few lectures and lab sessions, stands for Geographic Information Systems, and it can compile and sort data by referencing its location […]
What is Omeka?
Hi 396, I was looking through each of the tools for digital history research, and Omeka caught my eye. I enjoy looking at timeline projects as I find having that visual component can make a considerable difference when interpreting data. An example of this is our guest speaker Benjamin Hoy and his Building Borders project. […]
Mapping A Digital Harlem
Hi History 396, I am still quite new to digital mapping – its idiosyncrasies, its protocol, and how the heck to move around a website, nonetheless ~comprehend~ its information. I chose to look through Digital Harlem; mostly because I am very intrigued when looking at city maps through a certain lens of time, […]
Introductions
Hey hey History 396, My name is Meagan Power. I have been at the University of Saskatchewan for four years now and have enjoyed almost (I cannot lie, there has been some rough patches) all of my time here! I am currently pursuing two degrees: the first, which I hope to graduate with in the […]