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Commons And Outlaws, Rowan Cahill Sep 2014

Commons And Outlaws, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

Review and discussion of Peter Linebaugh's 'Stop, Thief!' (PM Press, 2014), and Marcus Rediker's 'Outlaws of the Atlantic' (Beacon Press, 2014). The nature of 'radical history' is part of the discussion.


The Swahili, Jesse Benjamin Apr 2014

The Swahili, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.


Crowdsourcing History: The Shape Of Historical Uncertainty And Dispute On Wikipedia, Adrianne Wadewitz, Alex Stinson Dec 2013

Crowdsourcing History: The Shape Of Historical Uncertainty And Dispute On Wikipedia, Adrianne Wadewitz, Alex Stinson

Adrianne Wadewitz

In this paper, we explore the degree to which Wikipedia exposes the complicated ambiguity of historical scholarship and historiography. In particular, we show how Wikipedia’s internal processes and community practices during the development and review of encyclopedia articles encourages discussions of historiography.