Ashley R. Sanders | Ashley R. Sanders, Ph.D.

AIDS/Lifecycle Ride & Fundraising

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Cyclists in colorful outfits on the AIDS/Lifecycle ride from San Francisco to LA

This is the first of many early mornings where I will hop on my bike and put my body to the test, training to ride 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles. If this sounds wild, that’s because it is! In addition to beginning my training, it’s also time to kick off my fundraising! The funds raised by AIDS/LifeCycle participants like myself support the HIV/AIDS services at San Fransisco A...

Data Visualization with Tableau

Posted on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

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. [tabby title=Data] Data set 1: Data on the governors and socio-political...

Introduction to Tableau

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

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 up for a Tableau Public acc...

2021 ACH Conference: Consultations & Talk

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Free DH consultations at ACH 2021 announcement

The Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH) is a major professional society for the digital humanities. We support and disseminate research and cultivate a vibrant professional community through conferences, publications, and outreach activities. ACH is based in the US, but boasts an international membership (as of November 2015, representing 21 countries worldwide). Digital Humanit...

Visualizing Data Silences

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Grappling with missing values in data sets, determining what they mean, and deciding what we should do about them remain challenging tasks for anyone working with data. Here are a few suggestions, examples, and resources as you begin to explore silences in your own data. Stay tuned for more from the Visualizing Hisotry's Fragments project (forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan)! ...

Intro to DH | Summer 2021

Posted on June 22, 2021August 5, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Past DH 101 Final Projects Drone Wars The Social Connectedness Index Food for Thought: Menus Across Generations What does Spotify data tell us? Scottish Witchcraft Trials Shanghai & New York's Response to Covid-19 Course Description This course is an introduction to the Digital Humanities, its methods, theories, and applications...

How to begin your Alt-Ac career search

Posted on March 27, 2021July 27, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Maybe you have become disenchanted with academia and/or the academic job search, or you have recently discovered the numerous possibilities outside of the university. Perhaps you have known from the beginning that a different path calls to you, or maybe you’re just curious. Whatever the case may be, read on for tips and suggestions for how to begin your Alt-Ac (Alternative-Academic) job search an...

Stats for Humanists | Winter 2021 Syllabus

Posted on March 17, 2021July 8, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Advertisement for stats for humanists class showing book covers and two graphs

Course Description This is a learner-centered, project-based, introductory applied statistics course that exemplifies the principle of “data for good,” or putting Data Science and Digital Humanities to work for social justice efforts. Students will choose a data set that is personally meaningful and work with others who are interested in the same issue to generate evidence-based, statistic...

Ink blood

Posted on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Ashley R. Sanders

I am feeling brave this morning - brave enough to write - to spill my ink blood on the physical and digital pages that lie before me waiting to soak it up, to be filled with meaning. That very notion, that my words may have such power, causes me to hesitate. Who am I to think I wield words and ideas with such skill? And yet, they are in me, brewing, stewing, ready to overflow the confines of mind...

Freedom

Posted on September 6, 2020March 17, 2021 by Ashley R. Sanders

Black and white image of a person holding a balance scale in each hand to indicate weighing decisions

Freedom is accepting and acting on one's right to choose.--Ashley Sanders This definition takes as axiomatic an innate right to make choices about one's life. An absence of this right implies a lack of freedom. It implies the responsibility involved when accepting that one has a right to make decisions and that those decisions necessarily have effects and consequences. When making a choice,...