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Studi di archivistica, bibliografia, paleografia
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Is There a Reception of Algorithm‑Based Research in Traditional Historical Scholarship?
Three Case Studies from Academic “Trading Zones”
- Thomas Wallnig - Universität Wien, Österreich - email
Abstract
A decade or more into the ‘digital transformation’, Digital Humanities papers are notably absent in traditional research bibliographies. This study examines three use cases where non‑digital historiography could benefit from algorithm‑based research focused on the same subject matter: the medieval treatise Imitatio Christi, the rise of the Medici in fifteenth‑century Florence, and the French Encyclopédie. The conclusion is that without any convergence on content‑related matters, Digital Humanities might emerge as a separate historical discipline.
Presentato: 03 Ottobre 2023 | Accettato: 18 Gennaio 2024 | Pubblicato 22 Maggio 2025 | Lingua: en
Keywords Imitatio Christi • Medici • Encyclopédie • Trading zones • Digital Humanities convergence
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Wallnig Thomas |
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dc.title |
Is There a Reception of Algorithm‑Based Research in Traditional Historical Scholarship?. Three Case Studies from Academic “Trading Zones” |
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Capitolo |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.description.abstract |
A decade or more into the ‘digital transformation’, Digital Humanities papers are notably absent in traditional research bibliographies. This study examines three use cases where non‑digital historiography could benefit from algorithm‑based research focused on the same subject matter: the medieval treatise Imitatio Christi, the rise of the Medici in fifteenth‑century Florence, and the French Encyclopédie. The conclusion is that without any convergence on content‑related matters, Digital Humanities might emerge as a separate historical discipline. |
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Studi di archivistica, bibliografia, paleografia |
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dc.publisher |
Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari |
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dc.issued |
2025-05-22 |
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dc.dateAccepted |
2024-01-18 |
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dc.dateSubmitted |
2023-10-03 |
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http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-919-1/is-there-a-reception-of-algorithmbased-research-in/ |
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10.30687/978-88-6969-919-1/002 |
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2610-9875 |
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2610-9093 |
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978-88-6969-920-7 |
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978-88-6969-919-1 |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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with fulltext |
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open |
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yes |
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dc.subject |
Digital Humanities convergence |
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dc.subject |
Encyclopédie |
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dc.subject |
Imitatio Christi |
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dc.subject |
Medici |
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dc.subject |
Trading zones |
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