Modernist Magazines and Digital Humanities

The timeline in its current form allows for a variety of different uses. One of the most interesting is the ability to see certain subject matters, like advertisements, in a chronological sphere. Without this two dimensional tool, it can be quite difficult visualizing when events happened and their impact on history. For instance, the advertisement tags on our timeline indicate that during 1915, there were a plethora of advertisements targeting the woman shopper. Considering that women didn’t have the right to vote in Britain until 1928 (although there was limited suffrage before 1928, it was not universal until 1928) and the US until 1920, the targeting of women as a consumer group tells a great deal.
Although it may be helpful in the future to have a few key historical dates depicted in the timeline in order to facilitate better contextual viewing, as of now it is still quite helpful. In addition, the filter feature allows the user not to be overwhelmed by data. Information overload is often a problem in whatever database one uses and it is a pleasure to be able to filter so easily. Another feature that could be helpful in the future, when there is more data entered, is the magazine filter. Right now, one can visually get a sense of where the class concentrated their energies in instantaneously from this feature. In the future when more articles are reviewed and more timeline entries are made, the timeline will become even more of a useful scholarly tool.