History and the Digital Image

Cover photography and design by Chris Hale. The archival photo of the U.S. Capitol is courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Staff

Pillarisetti Sudhir, editor
Allen Mikaelian, associate editor and coordinator of media relations
Christian Hale, production manager and layout
Sarah Fenton, consulting editor
Kelly Elmore, marketing manager

Featured Articles

October 1, 2012

Viewpoints

Towards a Global History of Britain

From the AHA

Pencils on yellow background

October 1, 2012

From the Executive Director

Tragedy, Memory, History

October 1, 2012

AHA Activities, News

Nominations Invited for AHA Offices: Terms Beginning January 2014

October 1, 2012

AHA Activities

History Discipline Core: A Statement from the AHA’s Tuning Project

October 1, 2012

AHA Activities, From the Professional Division

Division Reports on Best Practices on Transparency in Placement Records

Other Articles

October 1, 2012

History and the Digital Image: Introduction

October 1, 2012

How Scanners Democratize History

October 1, 2012

Scanning Historical Images: Some Practical Advice

October 1, 2012

Viewshare: Digital Interfaces as Scholarly Activity

October 1, 2012

On an Infrastructure for Historical Spatial Analysis

October 1, 2012

DIY Image Management with Zotero

October 1, 2012

Lightroom as a Research Tool: From Organization to Interpretation

October 1, 2012

DevonThink, Digital Research, and the Paperless Dream

October 1, 2012

From the President

How Long Will People Read History Books?

October 1, 2012

Veterans and Remembrance: Before It’s Too Late

October 1, 2012

Attending the 127th Annual Meeting in New Orleans: Some Useful Reminders

October 1, 2012

Information for Persons with Disabilities

October 1, 2012

Welcome to New Orleans!

October 1, 2012

Resilience and the City: Katrina and Consequences in New Orleans

October 1, 2012

A City Built on Baubles: A Brief History of Tourism in New Orleans

October 1, 2012

Tours Sponsored by the Local Arrangements Committee

October 1, 2012

World War II at the New Orleans Meeting

October 1, 2012

NCH Asks Federal Court to Review Detrimental FOIA Decision

October 1, 2012

Historians and Climate Change

October 1, 2012

The 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade: A Teachable Moment

October 1, 2012

Making History at a History Conference: Bringing Research Mentoring to the AHA Annual Meeting

October 1, 2012

Countering Subversion: Black Panther Scholarship, Popular History, and the Richard Aoki Controversy

October 1, 2012

From Decolonization to Getting It Right: The Center’s Sessions in New Orleans

October 1, 2012

In Memoriam

Thomas J. Pressly (1919–2012)

October 31, 2012

Perspectives Daily

A Fresh Look at Careers of and for History PhDs

October 31, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Session of the Week: The Power of Cartography: Remapping the Black Death in the Age of Genomics and GIS

October 31, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Job Center: Reservations Open

October 31, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Update: AHA Offices Now Open

October 30, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Update: AHA Offices Closed

October 29, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

AHA Offices Closed

October 24, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Session of the Week: The Deep History of Africa: New Narrative Approaches
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October 24, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Thomas C. Mackey

October 23, 2012

From the Executive Director, Perspectives Daily

AHA Roundtable: The Presidential Debate of October 22, 2012

October 22, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Linda Kerber on Roe v. Wade: Thinking Ahead to the 40th Anniversary

October 22, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Fundraising Begins for Jerry Bentley Prize in World History

October 18, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Session of the Week: Foods from Places, Foods with Stories: A Roundtable on the State of the Field of Food History

October 17, 2012

Perspectives Daily

AHA Roundtable: The Presidential Debate of October 16, 2012
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October 17, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Amalia D. Kessler

October 16, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

The AHA in New Orleans: Sessions with a Local Flavor, Part 2—Queer Souths: A Multisession Workshop

October 15, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Announcing the Latest Robert H. Smith Seminar: The Supreme Court in the Age of Holmes and Brandeis

October 12, 2012

Perspectives Daily

The Vice Presidential Debate of October 11, 2012: AHA Roundtable

October 11, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Newly Available Articles in Perspectives Online

October 11, 2012

News, Perspectives Daily

2012 National Book Award Finalists Announced

October 10, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Session of the Week: Climate Change and Big History: From the Origin of Modern Humanity to the Little Ice Age
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October 10, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Philip Muehlenbeck

October 9, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Search Committees: Start Planning Ahead Now to Schedule Conference Interviews in a Timely Manner

October 9, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Runaway Jury? Mary Todd Lincoln Redeemed at Retrial

October 4, 2012

Perspectives Daily

AHA Roundtable: The Presidential Debate of October 3, 2012

October 3, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Session of the Week: The Emancipation Proclamation at 150: Dynamics, Contexts, and Legacies
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October 3, 2012

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Colin F. Wilder

October 2, 2012

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

This Month in Perspectives on History

October 1, 2012

Perspectives Daily

The AHA in New Orleans: Sessions with a Local Flavor, Part 1—The Environment

October 1, 2012

Perspectives Daily

Coming Soon: AHA Roundtables on the Presidential Debates

News

October 1, 2012

AHA Activities

Participants Selected for the American History, Atlantic and Pacific Project

October 1, 2012

AHA Activities, News

Georgia Limits Access to Archives, The AHA Responds

October 1, 2012

News

The Network of Concerned Historians Reports on History and Human Rights
Thin lines of light in green, blue, and yellow in a curved shape against the night sky.

October 1, 2012

News

Clio’s Charm Holding Fast?
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October 1, 2012

AHA Activities

What’s in the October AHR?