Berhard Strück

Posts by Berhard Strück

On Big Data (small data) and (trans)national sources

On Big Data (small data) and (trans)national sources

Komplexitätssteigerung on the hermeneutics of Big Data A manifesto for the small in Big Data and Digital Humanities – in questions (mainly)   Why do Data have to big Big? What is the benefit of being big? And when does big become big? Where does big data start? Can small data be beautiful? How to
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Uta Hinrichs, Trading Consequences

Trading Consequences: Utilizing Information Visualization to Facilitate Research Processes in Environmental History Uta Hinrichs ABSTRACT  The digitisation of historic records has started to change the way in which historic research is being conducted and what kind of research questions can be asked. Traditional research approaches in history may involve an in-depth study (close reading) of
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Martin Stark & Michael Kronenwett

Visualising Transnational Networks: Connecting History and Space with VennMaker Martin Stark & Michael Kronenwett (University of Trier & Hamburg) The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate how a visual network research approach can support and enhance research in transnational, global and spatial history. The digital tool for this workshop will be the software VennMaker.
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