Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in history, professional focus in digital mediation of historical knowledge | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the uses of digital technology in the practice and professions of historians.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, thanks to the knowledge acquired and tested through theoretical and practical input, students will be able to:
- Report on the major challenges of digital culture that surround them and their impact on the profession of historian and on the making of history.
- Conduct historiographical and epistemological reflection related to these issues. And, as a result, participate in the general reflection on what it means to "do history" at the beginning of the 21st century.
- Experiment with and formulate critical feedback on digital tools related to the main aspects of their work as historians, namely: research, analysis, and mediation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Bac History
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is structured in four parts:
- Part 1: Definition of digital technology and introduction to basic concepts.
- Part 2: Reading and analysis of the book Caroline Muller with Frédéric Clavert, Ecrire l'histoire. Gestes et expériences à l'ère du numérique (Writing History: Actions and Experiences in the Digital Age), Paris, Armand Colin, 2025.
- Part 3: Practical exercise based on a corpus of sources
- Part 4: Experimentation with digital tools
- Lectures introducing relevant elements (definition, context, history, etc.);
- Individual and/or group reading
- Individual and/or group reports on scientific content (possibly in English), oral and/or written.
- Documentary work
- Practical exercises through a case study
- Individual and/or group presentations of the results of individual and/or group work
- Participation in group discussions of the results of individual and/or group work
- Lecture by an external speaker
- Visit related to the course content
- Active participation in various scientific events (conferences, study days, symposiums, etc.)
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Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Switch to remote working if exceptional circumstances require it
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Assessment will be based on students' active participation throughout the lessons and on a final written assignment in January. Points will be weighted as follows:
Written and oral reports, and participation in the analysis of the collective reading: 10%
Individual experimentation with a digital tool and oral presentation of the results of this experimentation within the framework of the course: 20%
Final reflective written assignment on the dimensions and uses of digital technology in history: 70%
Oral presentation on a digital tool
The presentation will last between 15 and 20 minutes
It must be based on a PowerPoint-type presentation
It should also include a demonstration of the tool or any other support deemed relevant by the student
Through this work, students will demonstrate their ability to experiment with a digital tool, relate it in a relevant way to historical practices, and analyze its opportunities and risks.
Final written assignment
A maximum of 10 pages (+ any appendices) in Word (.doc) and PDF format to be sent by email to the teacher (Sophie.Richelle@uliege.be).
The submission date is to be set no later than the first week of January by mutual agreement between the students and the instructor.
The paper will be reviewed in the form of an individual oral exam during the exam period.
Through this assignment, students will demonstrate that they have acquired and understood the material taught during the course and that they are capable of reflecting independently on the challenges of digital technology in historical practice. To do so, they will successfully apply all of the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during the course. The oral exam will allow students to defend their work.
Uses of AI
All academic writing must be personal and original. At the end of your work, you must ensure that it is not the product of any artificial intelligence software and declare any use of such tools for language improvement purposes (i.e., exclusively spelling and grammar correction; translation). You will be required to demonstrate your mastery of your own writing in an oral assessment. Any false or incomplete declaration will be considered fraud and punished as such.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
As part of the course, one or more day trips may be organized in Belgium or abroad.
Similarly, a two-day trip may be organized in Belgium or abroad.
Contacts
Sophie.Richelle@uliege.be