Teachers and students at Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, supported by Monika Barget of the FASoS History Department, have launched the project website “Mobility in Electoral Mainz (1600-1800)”.
This website contains data and visualisations of early modern clerical biographies. Most maps were created by MA students of history who had no prior GIS experience.
The data were collected by history students of the Master’s seminar Mobility in Electoral Mainz in the summer term of 2022. In theoretical and hands-on sessions, the students were introduced to (digital) cartography and the challenges of working with historical spatial data. Most students had no prior experience with geoinformation systems but enjoyed the experience.
The project seminar was part of the ModeLL-M project at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz. In ModeLL-M, models of digitally extended project teaching are being developed and tested in the History Department.
Monika Barget contributed as a member of the DigiKAR geohumanities project which is funded by the Leibniz Association in Germany. She is also eager to share her interest in spatial history and mapping with students and staff at FASoS.
If you have any questions related to GIS and making your own maps for research, feel free to contact Monika Barget who can recommend literature, tutorials and tools.
