The NC Jukebox project was renewed within the Bass Connections Information, Society, and Culture theme. We are also supported by the Franklin Humanities Institute. This means we will be able to develop our exhibitions at the Rubenstein Library and in Western NC further this summer, and to offer another class…
STEAM Challenge Deadline February 1, 2016
We are hosting several info sessions for the STEAM Challenge, which is thematized around “Digital Humanities” this year as part of the Duke Digital Humanities Initiative and co-sponsored by the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. The initial project proposal deadline is February 1, 2016. Members of the STEAM Challenge Advisory…
CLIR “Hidden Collections Grant”
Great news! CLIR funded the Rubenstein Library’s Hidden Collections grant to digitize the rest of the Frank Clyde Brown collection of wax cylinders and aluminum disks. These recordings of western NC singers and songs from the early 20th c. are a tremendous resource for historians, ethnomusicologists, and folk musicians as well…
Bass Connections: Information, Society, and Culture
Just announced that I’m the new co-director, with Robert Calderbank, of the Bass Connections: Information, Society, and Culture theme. This is pretty exciting because it brings together a lot of my interests. Given that the Information Science + Studies Program Certificate is also the Bass ISC Certificate, and that I’m…
Spring 2016 Teaching
I will not be teaching courses in Spring 2016 as I will be on leave working on augmented reality research projects and reading upon the latest theories and possibilities for augmenting the public presence of the humanities through digital cultural heritage application development. In addition, I will continue to develop…
Summer 2016 Visualizing Venice Workshop
In Summer 2016 I’m very pleased to be co-teaching the Visualizing Venice summer workshops again. This year’s theme will be the 500th Anniversary of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice. I’ll be working on some Venice AR projects in Spring 2016 in anticipation of the workshop, as well as developing the…
Duke STEAM Challenge 2015-16: Digital Humanities
Excited to announce the new Duke STEAM Challenge, which is co-sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, the Digital Humanities Initiative at FHI, and Information Science + Information Studies, along with support from Innovation and Entrepreneurship, HASTAC at Duke and more. The STEAM Challenge is a competition for students to…
Digital Humanities Initiative Launch
We had a great start to the Franklin Humanities Institute’s Digital Humanities Initiative launch. Faculty, staff, and graduate students from a wide range of disciplines gave lightning talks on their work. Video coming soon. DHI Launch, “Conversations in the Digital Humanities” program DHI and PhD Lab info
Book Reviews
I recently wrote a book review for American Studies on Matthew Jockers’ Macroanalysis and on Peter Swirski’s From Literature to Literature. Very interesting juxtaposition of texts that left me simultaneously jazzed and anxious. Not a bad place to be. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/00029831-2886331
Fall 2015 Teaching
In Fall 2015 I am teaching two classes: HCVIS 580S/ISIS 580S/VMS 580S: Historical and Cultural Visualization Promseminar 1 This course is the first semester proseminar for the Wired MA in Historical and Cultural Visualization. The whole course is basically about the idea of data in the humanities, and about how…
