2020-2021 Working Groups
Social Justice and Public Humanities Working Group
Sep. 22, 2020—This group will be examining theoretical and practical examples of how digital and public humanities can encourage inclusion and facilitate community outreach. We will also discuss issues of access and issues of privilege, power, and perspective. Meetings via Zoom. To join the group and access the latest information and materials, please contact elizabeth.k.barna@vanderbilt.edu for the…
Creating Digital Collections and Exhibits Working Group
Sep. 22, 2020—Meetings alternating Fridays from 10 AM- 11 AM Central via Zoom This working group will offer a practical introduction to creating repositories and curating collections. Throughout the year, this group will learn metadata best practices and web-publishing platforms such as Omeka and Scalar for the display of archives, scholarly collections, and exhibitions for public-facing humanities…
Text Analysis Working Group
Sep. 22, 2020—Meets alternating Fridays from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM, beginning September 25, 2020 This working group offers a practical introduction to computational tools for text analysis including OCR, data cleaning, coding, text mining software, and network visualization platforms. Meetings via Zoom in 2020-2021 To join the group and access the latest information and materials, please contact m.casad@vanderbilt.edu…
Games Working Group
Sep. 22, 2020—This group focuses on the intersection of the fields of game studies, critical theory, and digital humanities. It will explore issues in gaming including representation, pedagogical applications of games, and game design. Throughout the year, this group will combine practice, play, and creation of games and other digital media as a means for understanding the…