Data Visualization for History
Abstract
It is logical that the generalization of digital approaches in history is leading to a democratization of the graphic representation of the data produced by these processes. Rather than presenting long series of examples, this very cursory chapter seeks to fuel reflection on our uses: why do we visualize historical data? Is it for illustrative purposes, to "show" our historical object and make it understandable to a large audience? Or is it, on the contrary, because the raw data is unintelligible to us, and visualization is therefore a heuristic tool intended for their exploration? The central point of my argument is based on a typology of sources and uses, a double entry table which is intended as a kind of decision-making aid for those seeking to make their data speak in the right way to the right audience.
Domains
Humanities and Social Sciences Methods and statistics Humanities and Social Sciences Library and information sciences Humanities and Social Sciences History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences History Computer Science [cs] Computational Complexity [cs.CC] Computer Science [cs] Social and Information Networks [cs.SI] Computer Science [cs] Computers and Society [cs.CY] Computer Science [cs] Databases [cs.DB]
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