Writing History in the Digital Age

Forthcoming in 2013 by the
University of Michigan Press

Has the digital revolution transformed how we write about the past — or not? Have new technologies changed our essential work-craft as scholars, and the ways in which we think, teach, author, and publish? Does the digital age have broader implications for individual writing processes, or for the historical profession at large? Explore these questions in Writing History in the Digital Age, an open peer-reviewed volume available online here and forthcoming in print and open-access digital formats from the University of Michigan Press for the Digital Humanities Series of its digitalculturebooks imprint.

Our manuscript is forthcoming in print by the University of Michigan Press and is available here for online reading and commentary:

• Spring 2012 – Revised set of 20 essays, plus Introduction and NEW Conclusions
• Fall 2011  - Open peer review of 28 essays, with 945 comments from readers and reviewers
• Summer 2011 – Open call for essay ideas, with over 60 contributions and 261 comments

Essays in the Spring 2012 version:

We encourage you to share reflections about the process in the General Comments section. All commenters must use their full names.  –Co-editors Jack Dougherty and Kristen Nawrotzki (email or follow us on Twitter or RSS feed)