Category: History
Notre Dame de Paris as Symbol and Simulacrum
N.B. This is a longer version of an article I originally published on Play the Past on Thursday, April 18, 2019, under the title “The Cathedral and the Simulacrum”. “Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.” John Donne, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, 1624. Staring bewildered at the images Notre
Big Data, History & Video Games: a Thought Experiment
Two years ago, a friend of mine forwarded me a link to a book whose title and very premise she knew I would find compelling: The History Manifesto. I ordered the book, and upon reception proceeded to devour it. “Finally“, I thought to myself, “a good introduction to the field of academic history and a spirited