While “data” is often understood today in computational terms, as information coded and organized for interpretation with digital tools and algorithms, the term has a long history dating back to
Read MoreThis paper addresses the following questions: How do we handle data generated by colonial administrations and data we recreate from sources to address absences in the historical record born from conquest? And how do we ensure that our own research does not replicate the extractive colonial data practices of empire?
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreLooking for digital project ideas? Wonder where and how to begin? The following tutorial provides examples of four different digital storytelling project types. The fourth slide provides a linked table
Read MoreThese are the presentation slides for a seminar with Pomona College’s Teaching and Learning Committee on Tuesday, September 19, 2017.
Read MoreThe above presentation is part 1 of a three-hour workshop for California State University-Channel Islands. I had initially planned to facilitate a workshop on designing a digital scholarship center or
Read MoreText Analysis Reading Group – Spring 2017 Every other Friday: 1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24, 4/14, 4/28, 5/12 2:00-3:00pm Mudd Conference Room (3rd Floor Mudd, next to Keck 2)
Read MoreThis afternoon, I made space. Space for what? I made space on my bookshelf – for books. I know what you’re thinking, and I agree – this is not newsworthy,
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