…evelli penitus dicant nec posse nec opus esse et in omnibus fere rebus mediocritatem esse optimam existiment. “They say that complete eradication is neither possible nor necessary, and they consider that in nearly all situations that the ‘moderation’ is best” (Cicero, Tusc. 4.46). In my last few weeks here at the Digital Scholarship & PublishingContinue reading “Mediocritas in the Digital Humanities (and in My Life)”
Category Archives: Studio Fellows
My Summer Journey in Digital Studio Dept.
Hello World! Today, I would like to talk to you about my experience with the Digital Studio summer fellowship. One of my PhD project goals is to educate the public about a promising new process to combust hydrocarbon fuels, specifically natural gas, with little to no side effects on the environment. This project is fundedContinue reading “My Summer Journey in Digital Studio Dept.”
Final Reflection from this Mad Translator
For my first blog post, I did some reflection on Machine Translation instead of talking about my project, so here is a brief description of what I worked on this summer. I created my own website, from scratch but using skills I learned from Codecademy and their helpful tutorials, to act as a platform forContinue reading “Final Reflection from this Mad Translator”
When to Work Alone, and When to Ask for Help
I’m not a “tech” person. Naturally, computers (amongst other software and gadgets) make up a normal part of my day-to-day routines, and while I feel perfectly comfortable “tinkering” around with new gadgets and programs, the language of code and other seemingly mysterious components of the “digital” in academia elude me. No, I study stories; IContinue reading “When to Work Alone, and When to Ask for Help”
Minimizing Pollutants Through CLC
Hello blog readers! I’m Hayder, one of the summer fellows in the UIowa Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio. I’m working on creating a website to educate people about a new fuel combustion process which is Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC). CLC is a promising method of natural gas combustion to produce energy. This process utilizes theContinue reading “Minimizing Pollutants Through CLC”
In Which The Luddite Makes A Podcast
I’ve been called a “luddite” for over a decade, mostly by myself to pre-empt the comment from others. It’s for good reason—I do, after all, make books by hand. In fact, at the University of Iowa Center for the Book, in which I am an MFA candidate for Book Arts, I make them fromContinue reading “In Which The Luddite Makes A Podcast”
Making Data Fit: What Digital Repackaging Can Do for the Humanities
In recent years, digital humanists have been at the forefront of challenging data’s supposed neutrality. Lisa Gitelman and Virginia Jackson have suggested that the discourse of objectivity that often surrounds conversations about data-drive research is not only reductive, but also unlikely to encourage future scholarship and more rigorous debate. They suggest instead that data beContinue reading “Making Data Fit: What Digital Repackaging Can Do for the Humanities”
When Dance Making Goes Digital
Arianna here! I’m another one of the summer fellows working in the Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio. I’m also a dancer! I’m currently working towards finishing my MFA in Dance Performance this spring. During my first couple weeks in the studio I’ve been exploring some digital media components to incorporate into my dance performance, includingContinue reading “When Dance Making Goes Digital”
As You Wish: An Honest Summary of My Summer Work So Far. . .
I have been tasked with writing an engaging and honest blog about my work as one of the Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio fellows but I have a problem. I rarely use the adjective “engaging” to describe my writing. I have, I think, managed to find a creative solution to this particular conundrum. Using somethingContinue reading “As You Wish: An Honest Summary of My Summer Work So Far. . .”
The Journey through the Realm of Process
“Process is the new god…Digital Humanities mean iterative scholarship…It honors the quality of results; but it also honors the steps by mean of which results are obtained as a form of publication of comparable value. Untapped gold mines of knowledge are to be found in the realm of process” (The Digital Humanities Manifesto 2.0, 5).Continue reading “The Journey through the Realm of Process”