# What is Rogue History Notes? ![[Nodes.jpeg]] Rogue History Notes is an Open-Access Notebook (OAN) of my dissertation research. A digital repository of all my research notes, experimentations, queries, and meanderings, documented in plain text format known as Markdown (.md). The goal of the project is to foster an environment that promotes *[[Generous Thinking]]* and collaborative research in *East Roman Studies* and beyond. Moreover, the project is a multi/interdisciplinary undertaking which intends to highlight **_process_** as Digital Public History.[^1] The notebook uses [[Obsidian.md]] and Obsidian Publish software to publish my scholarly research for academic and public outreach and engagement. The Obsidian is a free open-source software for Personal Knowledge Management (PKM), while its publish feature is a paid service to publish one's notes online. >[!danger] Important >The open access notebook (OAN), inclusive of all the pages, notes, ideas within the site are in constant negotiation and dialogue. Knowledge production is not static, and ideas, thoughts, and discourse are malleable and continually evolving. Thus, items within the OAN will evolve as my research progresses, possibly repositioning itself within the site. Transparent *processes* are an integral component of my research. Process implies a movement towards a direction(s): "a systematic series of actions directed to some end." ([ Dictionary.com](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/process))[^2] But in the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines, most research processes are hidden or convoluted. I hope to disrupt these processes in [[East Roman Studies]] and try to un-muddy the waters in order to promote a more open dialogue where the public and scholarly community collaborate to challenge traditional historical narratives and promote new forms of historical meaning-making. No scholarly output is isolated or singularly built upon itself. All scholarly work depends and builds off of other scholarly and public research i.e., oral history. Acknowledging all scholarly and public work which my research is indebted to is a central tenant for my dissertation's publication, which now brings us to [[Land acknowledgements]] --- # Technical Issues >[!Bug] BUGS/Technical Issues > Bugs are everywhere. They find their way into all sorts of nooks and crannies - even digital spaces. That is to say, digital things break, shutdown, and operate in weird and wacky ways from time to time. If you encounter a bug in the operation of the site, glitches in the OAN, or just general UI/UX issues please email me at scottcoleman AT cmail DOT carleton DOT ca ([email protected]). I will do my best to promptly reply and correct the issue. --- # Institutional Support This project is supported in part by funding from [Carleton University](https://carleton.ca/history/) ![[B_Logo_History.jpg#center|700]] and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council [SSHRC](https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx) ![[sshrc-fip-full-reverse-fra.png]] # Supervisor #### [Dr. Shawn Graham | Carleton University](https://carleton.ca/history/people/shawn-graham/) (PhD University of Reading, 2002) - [Dr. Shawn M. Graham](https://shawngraham.github.io/) - [Electric Archaeology | Human Cogitation, Human Explanation](https://electricarchaeology.ca/) # Committee Members #### [Dr. Fotini Kondyli | University of Virginia](https://anthropology.as.virginia.edu/people/fotini-kondyli) (PhD University of Birmingham, 2009). - Elizabeth A. Whitehead Distinguished Scholar at the [American School of Classical Studies at Athens](https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/) - Director of the [Inhabiting Byzantine Athens](https://byzantineathens.iath.virginia.edu/) #### [Dr. William Caraher | University of North Dakota](https://campus.und.edu/directory/william.caraher) (PhD Ohio State University, 2003). - Director of [Digital Press at the University of North Dakota](https://thedigitalpress.org/) --- #### Creative Commons [Rogue History Notes](https://publish.obsidian.md/roguenotes/Rogue+History+Notes) © 2025 by [Scott Coleman](https://www.roguehistory.ca/about-rogue-history) is licensed under [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1)  ![[CCBYNC.png]] [^1]: Digital Public History ought to be performed publicly. This means being transparent and open about the process of doing history. #Finish [^2]: Not the most scholarly of sources. But for now it will do.