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#### Pedagogy
The other reason why *Objects* only play a minor role in the historical source selection is, that in most cases it's simply not taught in University. I personally had to get out of University to realize that there is a lot more than just texts, which can be used as historical sources. I've talked with other students about it and their experience was similar. Admittedly, working with *Objects* as sources is most times more abstract and difficult than using texts, but this shouldn't be a reason not to do it, as there is much to gain.
The other reason why *Objects* only play a minor role in the historical source selection is, that in most cases it's simply not taught in University. I personally had to get out of University to realize that there is a lot more than just texts, which can be used as historical sources. I've talked with other students about it and their experience was similar. Admittedly, working with *Objects* as sources is in most cases more abstract and difficult than using texts, but this shouldn't be a reason not to do it, as there is much to gain.
## The Project *Feeling the Past* (Working Title)
The goal of my project is to combine two ideas. The plan is to follow @martin.dusinberre's suggestion and create a *Lives in Transit* chapter. In this chapter I plan to conceptually introduce *Objects* as sources to the player using the narrative structure of *Marugoto*. The aim is to influence the way a historian might think about their source selection and get more *Objects* into scientific history.
The second idea is packaged inside the first one. Because I've identified a deficit in the way how *Objects* are digitally represented, I want to think about to reconceptualize datasets for *Objects* in such a way to raise the **source-value**. I won't try to actually build a database/website, which utilizes a new way of representation. The idea is more to have the player in the LiT chapter maybe access one (reconceptualized) dataset of a hip, new archive far away from their homebase, based on which they have to start thinking how they might use it for their historical analysis.
The second idea is packaged inside the first one. Because I've identified a deficit in the way how *Objects* are digitally represented, I want to think about to reconceptualize datasets for *Objects* in such a way to raise the **source-value**. I won't try to actually build a database/website, which utilizes a new way of representation. The idea is more to have the player in the LiT chapter maybe access one (reconceptualized) dataset of a hip, new archive far away from their homebase, based on which they have to start thinking how they might use the information given for their historical analysis.
## Session 7
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## Homework
As preperation for Session 7 I want you to look at the BBC podcast [A History of the World in 100 Objects](http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum-objects/). It doesn't really matter, which objects specifically you look at/listen to/read about, but pay attention to the information you're being given. Maybe compare it to the information you can access via the online archive of the British Museum (link see above). Additionally, I want to ask three of you to pick an object from current place of stay and try to think about, how you might use it as a source for historical work.
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As preperation for Session 7 I want you to look at the BBC podcast [A History of the World in 100 Objects](http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum-objects/). It doesn't really matter, which objects specifically you look at/listen to/read about, but pay attention to the information you're being given. Maybe compare it to the information you can access via the online archive of the British Museum (link see above). Additionally, I want to ask three of you to pick an object from current place of stay and try to think about, how you might use it as a source for historical work.
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