The nature of historical representation on Wikipedia : dominant or alterative historiography?

• Main Author: Luyt, Brendan
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information systems
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95415; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8599
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Given their ease of use and capability for interactivity, new media are seen as having the potential to make visible previously marginalized voices. The online presence of the writing of history is increasing, and this potential would be a welcome development for the field as it would create a much...