Anthology of Computers and the Humanities · Volume 4
Permanent Link: https://doi.org/10.63744/QYIv8j3loHxs
Published: 21 May 2025
Keywords: digital humanities, spatial humanities, network analysis, data visualization, history, digital history, computational humanities
Mots clés : humanités numériques, humanités spatialisées, analyse de réseau, visualisation de données, histoire, histoire numérique, humanités computationnelles
This article offers a network analysis of the mobility of itinerant performers in fairground shows and curiosity shows in France in the early 19th century. Based on an extensive survey of archives, the trajectories of 17,000 people are analyzed in the form of 60,000 travel segments, making it possible to reconstruct the groups of people traveling together and the main routes taken.