this Contemporary History Association gave “Manuel Perez Ledesma” Award Clarification to Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Alicante Rafael Zurita for the web address “War Landscapes”.
The award given by this association of Spanish Contemporary History experts, broadcast duty of research results in any of multiple formats aimed at expanding the social scope of historical knowledge.
“War Landscapes” focuses on content cultural landscapes created on battlefields of the war of 1808-1814. These spaces, which have been transformed into places of memory since the 19th century, have been marked by the criteria of political nationalization and, in some cases, the legitimation of war.
Given this, dissemination and transfer of project information They underline that an understanding of the effects, myths and representations of war should reflect in favor of a culture of peace.
Available resources PAdGUE website They demonstrate the heritage value of cultural landscapes associated with the battles and sieges of the Spanish War of Independence. The study presents the results of 13 battlefields: Badajoz, Bailén, Cádiz-Chiclana, CastallaGirona, La Albuera, Los Arapiles, Sagunto, Somosierra, Tarragona, Valencia, Vitoria and Zaragoza.
website a smart digital platformknown as semantic networkfor providing historical sources. geo-located, tagged and related and usable by mobile-device apps such as the María Bellido monument in Bailén).
Also, each war scenarios have their own page in the web. It shows: a summary of the landscape to date; a map where the battleground is delimited and resources are located; an audio-visual report and short videos –clips– offering supplementary information.
A final contribution of the web and an example of knowledge transfer, PAdGUE Routes app, of the free download on play store. This application provides access to eleven predefined routes on the web and also allows the user to create their own routes based on their geographic location.
The route map also offers: Generate QR code. QR codes, which are also activated in resources, are an important element for nomadic museology.
web as a platform for digital storyIt is the result of interdisciplinary work. Moreover, according to a transmedia communication model of the results, the content of the website spreads in social networks and can reach different segments of the population. When it comes to reports, many of them have been viewed thousands of times on their YouTube channel.