Events
Pivoting During the Pandemic: Navigating Job Markets in Uncertain Times
Feb. 3, 2021—Spring 2021 Professionalization Series From Literature Analysis to Metadata Analysis: Q&A with Bonnie Griffin, International Taxonomy Analyst Indeed.com Tuesday, February 9th at 7 PM After completing her PhD in French Literature at Vanderbilt University in March of 2020, Bonnie Griffin accepted a position as Taxonomy Analyst for Indeed’s French market. Pursuing both academic and...
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...
Roopika Risam at McGill University: Abolitionist Digital Pedagogies
Sep. 16, 2020—On Thursday, September 17, the McGill University Digital Humanities Initiatives presents the first talk in its Spectrums of DH virtual lecture series: “Abolitionist Digital Pedagogies: Beyond ‘Decolonizing’ the Classroom,” by Roopika Risam. Contact the organizers on facebook or email them at mcgill.digitalhumanities (at) gmail.com for a link to the live online event. During and immediately...
Digital Humanities Bootcamp 2020, August 17-19
Jul. 24, 2020—Registration is now open for Mellon Digital Humanities Bootcamp 2020 Curious about Digital Humanities? Have a digital project idea that needs a kick start? Looking for ways to get creative in your research? Join us online this August 17-19, 2020 for Mellon Digital Humanities Bootcamp, an intensive hands-on introduction to digital humanities across the disciplines,...
October 3-4, 2019: Ian Bogost — Humanities and Computing
Sep. 30, 2019—This week the Center for Digital Humanities and the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy will be hosting Ian Bogost, game designer, Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies and Professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, and contributing editor at The Atlantic. We would love to have you and your students join us at the following events...
June 21-22, 2019: Mellon Digital Pedagogy Symposium
May. 28, 2019—The 2019 Mellon Digital Pedagogy Symposium offers a focused, hands-on introduction to undergraduate humanities teaching using digital methods – both commonplace (e.g. Twitter, podcasts) and potentially unfamiliar (e.g. interactive timelines, digital exhibits, video essays). Register now to take part in workshops, seminars, and breakout discussion sessions on: Exploring successful digital projects for humanities education Creating,...
April 23: Conversation on Digital Literary Studies with Don Rodrigues
Apr. 19, 2019—Tuesday, April 23, 1:00-2:30 pm, Center for Digital Humanities (344 Buttrick) A Conversation on Digital Literary Studies with Don Rodrigues On Tuesday, April 23 from 1:00-2:30 pm, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Don Rodrigues (English, Vanderbilt University, 2018) will discuss his scholarship and experiences at the intersection of digital humanities and the study of English literature. He...