chapter 2. Historiographic refocalization and change in the historicity regime

The emergence of Wikipedia as a new media institution

“…For controversies are not isolated units, but "parts of wider, evolving structures [and] they are essential to the progress of scientific knowledge and philosophical understanding" [6]. Controversies also help in tracing historical events and recognizing when new meanings are generated by the discussion around controversial issues [7]. Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page.…”