Producing and Debating History : Historical Knowledge on Wikipedia

Apostolopoulos, Petros

doi:10.1515/9783111069586

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Apostolopoulos, Petros

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English

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Abstract

This book explores how historical knowledge is produced in one of the most central digital communities of knowledge, Wikipedia. By placing Wikipedia editors at the center of inquiry and by shedding light on the debates that exist behind each article, this book investigates how Wikipedia editors engage with historical events of the past and transform the past into Wikipedia historical articles.

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/147522

Keywords

Wikipedia; Digital history; Public history; thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GB Encyclopaedias and reference works::GBA General encyclopaedias; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history