(In Farsi:) برای یک زندگی معمولی. For an ordinary life. In September 2022, when Iranians started a series of street demonstrations, everyone knew that a new social movement was taking shape. Many asked what this movement was all about; and many truly answered: abolishing a system of male-dominant gender relations. However, social movements not onlyContinue reading “Summer fellow Mahdi Feyz Karimlou’s final presentation script”
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Summer fellow Falak Jalali’s final presentation script
My name is Falak Jalali. I am a PhD student in Geography. I work with farmers in Himachal Pradesh, a hilly state in northern India. Himachal Pradesh is part of the great Himalayan ranges, which span eight countries. Over the last decade, agriculture has shifted from subsistence to high-value horticulture crops, coupled with impacts ofContinue reading “Summer fellow Falak Jalali’s final presentation script”
The Studio’s 2024 cohort completes summer fellowship program
This August, ten graduate students completed the 2024 Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Summer Fellowship—marking the eighth cohort to be awarded the mentored digital scholarship internship experience since the program’s inception in 2017. At the end of the course, the fellows presented on findings, challenges, and conclusions drawn from their digital project work over theContinue reading “The Studio’s 2024 cohort completes summer fellowship program”
UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio launches Health Story Hub, NEH-awarded digital project collaboration
The University of Iowa Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio (DSPS) has launched a unique digital resource for educators, students, and community members. Health Story Hub is an open access website that offers a searchable database of stories about health, illness, and healing for teachers to use in classrooms, community groups and clinics. Kristine Muñoz,Continue reading “UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio launches Health Story Hub, NEH-awarded digital project collaboration”
Javier Espinosa Momox’s summer fellowship blog
I have been working on my digital archive, you can view it here. HERENCIA MEANS HERITAGE HERENCIA MEANS HERITAGE IS A DIGITAL ARCHIVE THAT SEEKS TO HELP GIVE REPRESENTATION TO MARGINALIZED AND INVISIVILIZED ARTISAN COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS INCIPIENT CRAFT PROPOSALS.MISSIONHERENCIA MEANS HERITAGE AIMS TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE THE RICH TRADITION OF TRADITIONAL HANDCRAFTED POTTERY THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASEDContinue reading “Javier Espinosa Momox’s summer fellowship blog”
Summer Fellowship post by Hasan Degerli
Hello, My name is Hasan Degerli, a PhD candidate in the Religious Studies Department. I’ve been exploring ideas for a project that merges my field with Digital Humanities, and the Digital Humanities summer fellowship program at the University of Iowa Library has provided the perfect opportunity to bring this vision to life. My project focusesContinue reading “Summer Fellowship post by Hasan Degerli”
Introducing the Studio’s 2024 Summer Fellows
The University of Iowa Graduate College and the UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio are excited to announce that 10 graduate students have been selected for the 2024 Studio Summer Fellowship program. These individuals will soon take part in an eight week course that provides mentored digital scholarship experience, as well as trainingContinue reading “Introducing the Studio’s 2024 Summer Fellows”
The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Creating Digital Resources to Support Our Community
By Miranda Donnellan Archives are not infallible. As a librarian, this is a fact of life. But as a digital humanist, I am empowered to solve this problem. For my Public Digital Humanities Certificate capstone, under the guidance of Cornell College’s Professor Kirilka Stavreva, I created a digital archive highlighting the works of Jewel BothwellContinue reading “The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Creating Digital Resources to Support Our Community”
The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Using Digital Resources to Preserve the Past by Miranda Donnellan
Archives are not infallible. Paper disintegrates, photos acidify, and even metal rusts and ages. Every librarian and archivist knows that preservation relies on prevention far more than restoration, but there is only so much control you can exert over nature’s most significant force: time. As a joint Library Science and Digital Humanities student, I amContinue reading “The Literary Heritage of Cornell College: Using Digital Resources to Preserve the Past by Miranda Donnellan”
Studio Summer Fellowship applications are open for submission!
Applications are now being accepted through Feb 7 at 5 p.m. for the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio’s 2024 Summer Fellowship Program. The program is open to all UI PhD, MFA, and DMA students looking to benefit from an in-person, mentored digital scholarship experience this upcoming summer. Learn more about the program and apply onContinue reading “Studio Summer Fellowship applications are open for submission!”