Biblioteca Digital Europeia
Content themes for the prototype
Cities:
cities of the future/cities of the past
migration and diasporas
trade and industry
design, shopping and urban cool
pox, cholera and the plague: the route to urban health
archaeology and architecture
utopias and cities of the imagination
riot and disorder
palaces and politics
siege, bombardment and defence
Social life:
family ties
rites of passage
celebration and community
ritual and ceremony
race, class and gender
peer groups
sport
leisure
clubs, groups and movements
social consumption: eating, drinking and smoking
Music:
first notes
court music and the classical tradition
popular music: from folk roots to downloads
music theatre
dance
the sound of worship
working music: songs, bands and choirs
instruments and their development
learning music
performance
high fidelity: a century of music recording
Crime and punishment:
crimes against humanity: war and atrocity
blind justice: history of the courts and court proceedings
judgment and punishment
life inside: dungeons, gaols and open prisons
outsiders: the shifts of prejudice and intolerance
murder most foul! crime and the popular imagination
crime on film and tv
corruption scandals
investigation and the rise of forensic science
Travel & tourism:
epics and traveller’s tales
explorer’s journals and captain’s logbooks
images of elsewhere: the art and photography of travel
travelling songs and music
historical sites and tourist destinations
sustainable tourism
mapmaking
the science of navigation
pilgrimage
the grand tour
trade routes, commerce and world exhibitions
Escrevam.....................
