This semester I’m entering a new phase of my Digital Humanities scholarship. My project is simultaneously the capstone to my Public Digital Humanities Certificate and the very first project for my Informatics Certificate, in the form of the final project for my Geographic Databases class. It seems appropriate that the project should be two thingsContinue reading “The Holy Land continued”
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Blog post number two
The first two to three weeks of the Summer Fellowship were a flurry of data mining and expanding my digital map, but the last three have been a slow crawl through scholarship on Christian pilgrimage in the Holy Land, data cleaning, and endless online tutorials teaching me how to use ArcMap’s toolbox to analyze whatContinue reading “Blog post number two”
Mapping culture and geography of the Holy Land
My project maps the Christianization of the Holy Land in the Late Antique/early Byzantine period (approximately 300-600 CE) using Christian literary references, pilgrimage itineraries, and various material remains throughout the region that played a part in its cultural transformation. Broadly speaking, I want to better understand how cultural change happens. In Late Antiquity, Christians cameContinue reading “Mapping culture and geography of the Holy Land”
Saving Susiana Capstone-Update
With the semester coming to a close, my Saving Susiana digital project is off to a great start. While I began the semester with grand idealism, practical constraints relating both to my associated qualifying paper and issues of audience of the project forced me time and time again to shift gears and re-evaluate what IContinue reading “Saving Susiana Capstone-Update”
Digital tools for responding to writing: A Review
Google Docs and Microsoft Office365 offer a variety of tools and features for collaborative writing and revision. However, my experience with them has felt lacking. I’ve found they fall short of the goal of inviting robust conversation around a piece of writing, where multiple reviewers can interact with the text, the writer, and each other.Continue reading “Digital tools for responding to writing: A Review”
I Am _____: Digital Humanities Meets Digital Photography
As I mentioned in my first post, my DH capstone project is a little different than most. In a few months, I will run a weeklong summer camp, in partnership with the Iowa Youth Writing Project (IWYP). Participants—all of whom will be young women—will talk about body image, explore the function of photography as anContinue reading “I Am _____: Digital Humanities Meets Digital Photography”
Revising in a Digital Space
Two semesters ago, I had the opportunity to co-teach a course in the College of Education with my advisor and another graduate student. This course, Approaches to Teaching Writing, is designed to give foundation and practical knowledge and praxis to students who might be teaching writing in their future. Most of our students were aimingContinue reading “Revising in a Digital Space”
Saving Susiana Project
The project I am presently pursuing revolves around the ancient site of Susa, Modern Sush, also known as Suse, Shush, and Susiana. The site, has been excavated sporadically since 1897 by French Archaeologists under the Ministry of Culture, the latest occurring in 2010. Susa has largely been left out of the Near-Eastern literature, even thoughContinue reading “Saving Susiana Project”
Public Engagement with a Digital Twist
My PDH certificate capstone project isn’t like most. I’m not building an interactive map or an archive, and I’m not learning R (thank goodness). Rather, I’m using WordPress as a tool to increase audience and add permanence to what would otherwise be a small, ephemeral project. Here’s the rundown: In July 2019, I will runContinue reading “Public Engagement with a Digital Twist”