Digital History
The digital history program at MTSU is dedicated to advancing historical research and outreach through the use of digital media. Our focus is on engaging undergraduate and graduate students with digital history methods and producing public-facing projects of significance.
UPCOMING EVENT: FREE Historic Tours of Nashville
Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at 10:30am and Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 at 1pm
Both tours depart from the southern steps of the state capitol building.
For more information, visit Bygone Nashville on Facebook
Listen to Professor Taylor-Poleskey talk about Bygone Nashville on MTSU's On the Record.
Graduate Digital History Curriculum
Hist 6450/7450 Digital Tools for Historians Introduces the fields of digital history and humanities with a particular focus on how digital history can serve public historians. Explores the standards and methods of the field through the production of a collaborative digital history project.
Undergraduate Digital History Curriculum
Hist 3870 Doing Digital History Students apply research skills to create an interactive historical map of Downtown Nashville. We will blend traditional research skills with historical GIS and web design in this hands-on upper-division course. Digital natives and novices welcome. See the results of our first project at Bygone Nashville.
Digital History Resources and Collaborations at MTSU
MTSU's Digital History Lab is located in Peck Hall 243. For more information, contact MTSU DH.