Save Everything! Reflections of a Historian on Archives of the Future
Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive Lecture Series
Dianne Harris, PhD; Dean, The College of Humanities
March 7, 2017
Gould Auditorium, J. Willard Marriott Library
For centuries, historians have been using primary source material preserved in archives--drawings, text, artifacts of material culture, and more--to shape their narratives of the past. How has the digital turn changed the ways historians now interact with primary sources? How has the availability of vast quantities of digital data shaped the nature of historical research? Dean Harris will discuss this topic from her perspective as an urban historian.
Dianne Harris is the Dean of the College of Humanities where she is also a Professor in the History Department. She holds a PhD in Architectural History from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a Past-President for the Society of Architectural Historians, and served as Editor-In-Chief. She is the editor for the University of Pittsburgh Press's "Culture, Politics, and the Built Environment" series. Dean Harris received a 2006 Iris Foundation Award from the Bard Graduate Center, New York, for outstanding scholarly contributions in the history of art, decorative arts, and cultural history.
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