ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the possibilities of internet-based research in the field of public history and memory studies. It outlines the characteristics of online public(s) that the author considers most relevant from the perspective of a public history study: anonymity, pluralism, spontaneity, interactivity, engagement, hypertextuality, and (occasional) bad manners. It also seeks to address data fluctuation and researcher’s ethics in the virtual space and presents examples of questions one might pose to internet public(s). They concern, among others, reception of the commemorative events, conflicting collective memories, and contemporary relations between their representatives. The aim of this study is to discuss the impact of internet public(s) on the shape of the historical memory.
