Seeing through the fog: digital problems and solutions for studying ancient women

McAuley, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-4431 2015. Seeing through the fog: digital problems and solutions for studying ancient women. First Monday 20 (4) 10.5210/fm.v20i4.5467

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Abstract

In spite of the proliferation of online resources dedicated to the study of the ancient world, there is nonetheless room for the improvement and expansion of methodology and content. This paper identifies two predominant problems in the realm of digital classics: the perpetuation of traditional methods of presenting research rather than the promotion of technology-driven analysis, and the virtual invisibility of ancient women in cyberspace. Arguing that there is a gender imbalance in Web-based resources for antiquity, two solutions are proposed beginning with the addition of more material regarding ancient women to existing platforms in the interest of equalization. Using an analogous project from McGill University as inspiration, an approach that combines ancient data with GIS analysis is proposed in order to make room for technology-driven research while beginning to mitigate the invisibility of women in the ancient world and on the Web.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Classics; Ancient Women; GIS Technologies; Ancient Gender; Digital Humanities
ISSN:	1396-0466
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 October 2016
Date of Acceptance:	24 March 2015
Last Modified:	09 Nov 2024 23:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/94948

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