• Archives for the Dark Web: A Field Guide for Study

    Author(s):
    Robert W. Gehl (see profile)
    Date:
    2018
    Group(s):
    Association of Darknet Researchers
    Subject(s):
    Computer software--Study and teaching
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    dark web, digital ethnography, Freenet, Invisible Internet Project, Tor, Software studies
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6NP1WJ07
    Abstract:
    This chapter provides a field guide for other digital humanists who want to study the Dark Web. In order to focus the chapter, I emphasize my belief that, in order to study the cultures of Dark Web sites and users, the digital humanist must engage with these systems' technical infrastructures. I will provide specific reasons why I believe that understanding the technical details of Freenet, Tor, and I2P will benefit any researchers who study these systems, even if they focus on end users, aesthetics, or Dark Web cultures. To this end, I offer a catalog of archives and resources researchers could draw on and a discussion of why researchers should build their own archives. I conclude with some remarks about ethics of Dark Web research.
    Notes:
    A version will appear in a forthcoming book, Methods for the Digital Humanities, edited by Levenberg, Neilson, and Rheams. This is a pre-proofed version.
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    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    5 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial

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