Verstärkung für die Digital History an der Universität Salzburg
Seit diesem Semester lehrt und forscht Dr. Drew Thomas an unserer Universität. Er ist Historiker mit Schwerpunkt auf der materiellen Kultur der Frühen Neuzeit, insbesondere auf der Geschichte der Kommunikation im Heiligen Römischen Reich während der Reformation und der deutschen Renaissance. Sein methodischer Fokus sind digitale Geschichtswissenschaften und computergestützte Verfahren. Studierende können im Sommersemester 2026 diese Lehrveranstaltungen bei ihm besuchen, mit denen er auch den Schwerpunkt Digital Humanities des IZMF verstärkt:
Geschichte:
Vorlesung: Digital History. An Introduction
Digital methods have become an integral part of historical research, shaping how sources are collected, organized, analyzed, visualized, and presented. This lecture offers an accessible and engaging introduction to Digital History by focusing on how historians actually use digital tools and approaches to ask historical questions and construct arguments.
Rather than requiring prior technical knowledge, the course introduces students to key digital methods through concrete examples, demonstrations of tools, and in-depth discussion of influential digital history projects. Topics include digitization and data creation, databases and metadata, text analysis, visualization, mapping and GIS, image analysis, interfaces, and project design. Throughout the lecture, students will see how digital tools open up new research possibilities while also introducing methodological, interpretive, and ethical challenges.
A central aim of the course is to develop students’ ability to critically evaluate digital methods. Students will learn to ask what kinds of historical questions particular tools make possible, what assumptions are embedded in digital workflows, and how digital techniques shape historical interpretation. The course will also help draw your attention to both the opportunities and the limitations of technology-driven approaches in research.
Geschichte: The Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century was a central moment of religious, social, and cultural transformation in European history. This proseminar introduces students to key developments of the Reformation while training them in the fundamental methods of historical research.
The course focuses on reform movements in the Holy Roman Empire, with particular attention to Martin Luther, the role of print and visual media, and the political and social contexts of religious change. In addition to theological debates and institutional reform, the proseminar examines how the Reformation reshaped everyday life, especially in relation to gender, sexuality, marriage, and family. Catholic responses and confessional conflict are also addressed. As a proseminar, the course combines thematic study with methodological practice.
Students work with selected primary sources, such as pamphlets, sermons, and images, and engage with key historiographical debates. Digital resources such as online source editions, library catalogues, and image databases are integrated into the course and discussed critically, introducing students to digital approaches as a standard component of contemporary historical research.
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Karoline Döring (12. März 2026). Verstärkung für die Digital History an der Universität Salzburg. Digital Humanities an der Universität Salzburg. Abgerufen am 6. Oktober 2026 von https://doi.org/10.58079/15v4e
