Workshop | Ashley R. Sanders, Ph.D.

December 8, 2022

“What you missed in grad school: Digital historical research methods”

This is the first in a two-part afternoon workshop series presented by Dr. Ashley Sanders, Vice Chair of Digital Humanities and a comparative colonial historian at UCLA. The first session of the workshop provides an overview of digital historical research methods, including text and network analysis, geospatial and data visualization, a workflow to organize research materials, as well as tips for pedagogical applications. This overview will provide jargon-free explanations of each technique, examples, as well as links to free, easy-to-use tools.

September 27, 2021

Data Visualization with Tableau

View the following videos to create more complex data visualizations, such as stacked timelines and Gantt charts, including mapping in Tableau. Follow along with the sample data linked below. Then try it with your own data. Most importantly, consider what these visualizations mean in the context of your topic and data. Data set 1: Data

August 16, 2021

Introduction to Tableau

Introduction to data visualization with humanistic data from the Old Bailey Court records, focusing on defendants between 1780 and 1786. Sample visualizations include both categorical (nominal) and numeric data. Getting Started To begin, either download and install Tableau Desktop (if you are an instructor or student, you can register for a free license) or sign

April 6, 2017

Network Visualization with Palladio

Download the data for this workshop here: NWterritory-Letters-RevisedDates Download a PDF of the slides for handy reference: Network Visualization Workshop

April 4, 2017

Gentle Introduction to Text Analysis with Voyant Tools

March 7, 2017

Course Materials for “Intro to DH”

Week 1: Basic Text Analysis Workshop: Week 2: Data for Humanists (& Social Scientists): Week 2: Data Visualization for Humanists Workshop Register & prepare for the workshop: Download the 14-day free trial version of Tableau Download the workshop data (Excel files): Authorized French Workers to Algeria Indiana Population by County-1830 Tables-Population Statistics Algeria Bring your

DH @ Claremont Graduate University

This is an introduction to Digital Humanities research methods and learning opportunities for Claremont Graduate University faculty, students, and staff. (Presented 9 February 2017) Workshop Handout

Writing Scared

Originally Published: December 7, 2014 Writing Scared: How to Overcome the Perfectionism, Procrastination & Fatigue That Get in the Way of Your Writing from Ashley Sanders How do you overcome perfectionism, procrastination, and fatigue? Or more concerning, What do you do when you face writing anxiety that goes beyond “normal”? Based on personal experience,

September 18, 2016

TimelineJS Tutorial

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