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Human computers: The role of women in early digital history (womenDH)- Dozent/in
- Prof. Dr. Werner Scheltjens
- Angaben
- Hauptseminar
Rein Präsenz
Gender und Diversität, Unterrichtssprache Englisch
Zeit und Ort: Mo 12:00 - 14:00, OK8/02.04
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
Module: Lehramt Geschichte, BA-Studiengang Geschichte; MA-Studiengang Geschichte. Leistungsnachweis: Hausarbeit. Lehrform: Seminar
Zuordnung (alt): Lehramt: Aufbaumodul I Neueste Geschichte, Wahlpflichtmodul EDV für Historiker (Realschule, Gym-nasium), Kulturelle Bildung Grundlagenmodul A (Realschule, Gymnasium) BA: Aufbaumodul Neueste Geschichte Typ I (auch im Wahlpflichtbereich) Ergänzungsmodul Kernfach I Typ I MA: Vertiefungsmodul Neueste Geschichte Typ I; Erweiterungsmodul Typ II
Die An- und Abmeldefrist zur Lehrveranstaltung beginnt am 01.10.2023 um 10.00 Uhr und endet am 31.10.2023 um 23.59 Uhr.
Sollten Sie Probleme bei der Anmeldung haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an sekretariat.digihist@uni-bamberg.de
- Inhalt
- During the 'early digital' age, i.e. before the invention of the personal computer, large machines were used to conduct scientific research based on very complex, large-scale calculations. These large machines required significant human input. Women were the foremost important suppliers of this input. As human computers, i.e. as people that make calculations, women with exquisite math skills played an essential role in the decades that led to the advent of the digital age (Hicks 2017). Indeed, "[j]ust before the digital age emerged, computers were humans, sitting at tables and doing math laboriously by hand. Yet they powered everything from astronomy to war and the race into space. And for a time, a large portion of them were women" (Thompson 2019).
Thsi seminar aims to gain a better understanding of the lives and roles of women as 'human computers' (Grier 2005). Based on historiography and - possibly - some primary sources, students will write a microhistorical essay on 'human computers'. The focus may be on one person, or a group of persons, or the role of women in one particular project.
Classes will be used to discuss the workflow for essay writing, progress, and issues pertaining to the topic. Classes will also be used to outline the historical context of the 'early digital' (Haigh 2019).
- Empfohlene Literatur
- If you want to get some background about this seminar, this is a good introductory read: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/
- Englischsprachige Informationen:
- Title:
- Human computers: The role of women in early digital history
- Credits: 7
- Prerequisites
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
Module: Lehramt Geschichte, BA-Studiengang Geschichte; MA-Studiengang Geschichte. Leistungsnachweis: Hausarbeit. Lehrform: Seminar
Zuordnung (alt): Lehramt: Aufbaumodul I Neueste Geschichte, Wahlpflichtmodul EDV für Historiker (Realschule, Gym-nasium), Kulturelle Bildung Grundlagenmodul A (Realschule, Gymnasium) BA: Aufbaumodul Neueste Geschichte Typ I (auch im Wahlpflichtbereich) Ergänzungsmodul Kernfach I Typ I MA: Vertiefungsmodul Neueste Geschichte Typ I; Erweiterungsmodul Typ II
Die An- und Abmeldefrist zur Lehrveranstaltung beginnt am 01.10.2023 um 10.00 Uhr und endet am 31.10.2023 um 23.59 Uhr.
Sollten Sie Probleme bei der Anmeldung haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an sekretariat.digihist@uni-bamberg.de
- Contents
- During the 'early digital' age, i.e. before the invention of the personal computer, large machines were used to conduct scientific research based on very complex, large-scale calculations. These large machines required significant human input. Women were the foremost important suppliers of this input. As human computers, i.e. as people that make calculations, women with exquisite math skills played an essential role in the decades that led to the advent of the digital age (Hicks 2017). Indeed, "[j]ust before the digital age emerged, computers were humans, sitting at tables and doing math laboriously by hand. Yet they powered everything from astronomy to war and the race into space. And for a time, a large portion of them were women" (Thompson 2019). Thsi seminar aims to gain a better understanding of the lives and roles of women as 'human computers' (Grier 2005). Based on historiography and - possibly - some primary sources, students will write a microhistorical essay on 'human computers'. The focus may be on one person, or a group of persons, or the role of women in one particular project. Classes will be used to discuss the workflow for essay writing, progress, and issues pertaining to the topic. Classes will also be used to outline the historical context of the 'early digital' (Haigh 2019).
- Literature
- If you want to get some background about this seminar, this is a good introductory read: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/history-human-computers-180972202/
- Zusätzliche Informationen
- Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl: 12
- Institution: Professur für Digitale Geschichtswissenschaften
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