The New MBH Program: Mapping Brisbane History – Digital Humanism and the Historiography of Cognition

Dr Neville Buch

Abstract

The new Mapping Brisbane History (MBH) Program is a digital historiographical initiative founded on the axiom that ”Understanding history is philosophy in practice”. Directed by Dr. Neville Buch, the program utilizes a Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) methodology to move beyond parochial “folk history” and unreflective administrative data. By clustering historical data into 67 distinct Local Study Areas (LSAs) across four epochs, MBH employs Digital Humanism to recreate lost historical landscapes through 20-year interval snapshots. This process is designed to ”uncoil” repetitive patterns of “Historical Forgetfulness” and dismantle manufactured myths like the “Queensland character”. Ultimately, the program seeks to restore Human Authorship, transitioning the individual from a passive node in a technical network to a proactive author of their shared social reality.

https://www.academia.edu/169110308/The_New_MBH_Program_Mapping_Brisbane_History_Digital_Humanism_and_the_Historiography_of_Cognition–

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Neville Buch

Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.

Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.

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