"Hybrid Histories". Versuch einer kritischen Standortbestimmung der Mediengeschichte

in Annali dell'Istituto Storico Italo-Germanico in Trento = Jahrbuch des Italienisch-Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Trient (2018), 44(1), 117-132

This article aims at offering a historiographical sketch of the emergence and development of media history as a sub-discipline of historical research. By retracing important disciplinary traditions and by ... [more ▼]

This article aims at offering a historiographical sketch of the emergence and development of media history as a sub-discipline of historical research. By retracing important disciplinary traditions and by reflecting on the impact that various "turns" in humanities had on media historical scholarship, the author identifies central concepts, methodological approaches, and thematic focal points that characterize the field. Finally, new challenges of doing media history in the digital age - such as transmedia storytelling and media convergence are discussed. [less ▲]