Virtual Middle Ages: History, Historical Culture, Public History (B02)

• Subject Area: Medieval History ; Modern and Contemporary History
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 470106373

The research project B02 analyses the use and the role of virtual objects in research and dissemination of knowledge concerning medieval history. It critically appraises the use of virtual objects in the scientific discourse and asks for its relations with practices that envisage the dissemination to a larger public (exhibitions etc.) as well as with didactic practices. The project seeks to provide an appraisal and critical reflection of existing practices, to analyse the influence on methodological debates in medieval studies and to scrutinize the effects on the perception of historical contents in new media (VR, AR).

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1567: Virtuelle Lebenswelten
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Christian Bunnenberg; Professor Dr. Klaus Oschema