Category: Digital Humanities
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Mad/Woman
What is a madwoman? My simple definition is that it is made up of the two words “mad” and “woman”. Both terms open up a variety of meanings depending on language/culture, societal norms, and beliefs. I will attempt to give my definitions for these terms within the scope of my project in as concise terms…
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The Mythos of Lilith: a collection of madwomen
This series of blogs is born out of both love and anger. It is with the utmost tender love and precious care that I weave these stories, yet I am angered that I have to. Beginnings are hard for me. I want to jump right into the middle of the action and figure it out…
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On mapping
“Maps are not territory; they are spaces, spaces to be crossed and recrossed and experienced from every angle. The only way to understand a map is to get down into it, to play at the edges, to jump into the center and back out again. We need to trace and retrace its lines by…
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New ebook—Sickness, Systems, Solidarity: A Pandemics and Games Essay Jam
The Center for Science and the Imagination and Critical Distance are proud to announce the publication of Sickness, Systems, Solidarity, a collection of essays exploring how the experience of the pandemic has changed our relationships to games and gaming. The global cataclysm of COVID-19, and the quarantines and social distancing that have accompanied the still-unfolding…
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Scholar Spotlight: Kelsey Virginia Dufresne
1. Why did you apply to HASTAC? I applied to HASTAC because I started learning about and practicing in digital humanities a few years ago (at the start of my graduate work) – and I have since then been craving a community of practice. 2. What has been your favorite course so far as an instructor…
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Public + Digital Humanities
What happens when a media production specialist and literature educator work together? We decide to make a video-based mural of the different counties in our home state where we invite folks to pointedly recognize and celebrate the diversity around us. Margaret Baker (PhD student in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media at NC State University) and I…
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The “Jazz” Design: Nostalgia, Consumer Aesthetics, & Technocultural Reproduction
Perhaps you recall the “Jazz” Sweetheart (now Solo) cup design from childhood or adolescence, with its distinctive yet understated turquoise and purple brushstrokes. Or perhaps you have seen it featured on one of countless “Only 90’s Kids Will Remember…” Buzzfeed listicles. You may have encountered it in memes, on clothing, or referenced in art. Regardless of personal connection or…
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Reflecting on a Year of Book Collecting
In a way, a cookbook is a little world of its own. There is something magical that happens when you read, say, Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking or Samin Nosrat’s Salt Fat Acid Heat. In a sense, yes, they are short scripts of instructions dictating the preparation of specific items of food,…
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A few (uncommon) things to consider before jumping into your next digital project
Scalability Start really small. Though this may seem simple, one of the pitfalls of digital humanities is that so many great ideas start off too big and quickly become untenable—and difficult, if not impossible to finish. One way you can prevent unwieldy projects is to start small and scale them as you are able. If…
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Reframing Digital Humanities: Conversations with Digital Humanists
Reframing Digital Humanities: Conversations with Digital Humanists is an open educational resource (OER) inspired by the Reframing History Podcast. While I can say much about this project, my comments from the introduction capture the project well (I hope!). I see Reframing Digital Humanities: Conversations with Digital Humanists as a continuation of my community-centric digital humanities praxis. While…