Bridging Digital History Methods and Source Criticism: A Research Agenda for the Study of Inquisition Records

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Název: Bridging Digital History Methods and Source Criticism: A Research Agenda for the Study of Inquisition Records
Autoři: David Zbíral, Kaarel Sikk, Robert L. J. Shaw
Zdroj: Acta Historica Tallinnensia, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 46-72 (2025)
Acta Historica Tallinnensia
Informace o vydavateli: Estonian Academy Publishers, 2025.
Rok vydání: 2025
Témata: digital history, computer-assisted source criticism, computational modelling, data analysis, inquisition records, information extraction for history, Large Language Models (LLM), D1-2009, History (General), computa- tional modelling
Popis: We outline the benefits of computational modelling approaches for extracting and analysing data derived from inquisition records, while also highlighting some drawbacks of digital history methods and the dangers of their superficial application. Most crucially, we propose ways of integrating those methods with source criticism. If source-critical information feeds into the analysis itself as data, computational modelling can improve the precision of argumentation, make assumptions and limitations more transparent, and allow digital methods to enhance the discipline of history at its core, paving the way for a genuine ‘source criticism 2.0’.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Jazyk: Estonian
ISSN: 1406-2925
DOI: 10.3176/hist.2025.1.02
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....3c2ff6b9e4b272ca13530a7c5a938359
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:We outline the benefits of computational modelling approaches for extracting and analysing data derived from inquisition records, while also highlighting some drawbacks of digital history methods and the dangers of their superficial application. Most crucially, we propose ways of integrating those methods with source criticism. If source-critical information feeds into the analysis itself as data, computational modelling can improve the precision of argumentation, make assumptions and limitations more transparent, and allow digital methods to enhance the discipline of history at its core, paving the way for a genuine ‘source criticism 2.0’.
ISSN:14062925
DOI:10.3176/hist.2025.1.02