Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
4-16-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
There's been this term bandied about in the historical circles I've been running in of late: Big Data. As far as I've gathered, it's the byproduct of our information age, when more and more data gets fed into more and more machines and is accessible at the fingertips of more and more inquiring minds. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Big Interp: Processing Massive Meaning" (2013). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 74.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/74
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."