Digital Map History
Course ID:
HIST 5501
DH Requirement:
Standard DH Elective
Semester/Year Offered:
Fall 2025
Class meeting days and times:
Th 3:30PM - 6:00PM
Department
History
Instructor:
S. Edelson
Area of DH Practice:
Spatial and Immersive Technologies
Research Data Type:
Geospatial Data, Vector geospatial data (Shapefiles, GeoJSON, KML)
Affiliations:
UVA
This workshop introduces advanced humanities students to map history research and geospatial visualization. It features work with maps in Special Collections as well as the production of digital scholarship using ArcGIS software. No experience is expected or required. This course counts as an elective for the DH Graduate Certificate program. Prerequisite: Graduate student or College 3rd or 4th year.