Have you ever wondered what made up the headlines in Egypt at the turning of the twentieth century? Dr. Will Hanley, Associate professor, History Department at Florida State University has been studying cosmopolitan Alexandria through the "Egyptian Gazette"one of Egypt's most popular foreign newspapers at the late nineteenth and early twentieth century,
which he digitizes and marks up (!) with his classes.You can know more
about his work at his blog. Dr. Hanley's work is an excellent example of incorporating digital humanities in the classroom and providing students with interesting new skills.
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