79-394 Exploring History through Geography

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

For studying the past, space can be as important as time. Digital geographic information technologies are reshaping our everyday interactions and perceptions of the world, leading to products like Google Maps and self-driving cars. Historians are thinking about how these concepts and technologies can change their fields of study, too: they are using spatial experience to think more deeply about the meaning of place and space to individuals, societies, and more. Analyzing spatial data and their relationships can offer meaningful ways to approach historical questions, with and without digital methods. In this course you will explore scholarship that connects History, Geography, the Digital Humanities, Information Science, Computer Science, AI, and more. Hands-on exercises with analogue and digital geospatial tools will complement reading, discussion, and writing.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026

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