Category: Literature & Language
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How to Use OER Games in the Classroom
How to use OER Games in the College Classroom Amy Hildreth Chen Play is fundamental to learning; so fundamental, in fact, that play is how animals, not just humans learn. While a wide range of pedagogical approaches, institutes, and other opportunities exist to facilitate play experiences in the classroom, most resources are devoted to […]
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Postcolonial DH: An Interview with Roopika Risam
POSTCOLONIAL DH: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROOPIKA RISAM By: Sylvia Fernández Roopika Risam is an Assistant Professor of English and Secondary English Education, Salem State University. Currently, she serves as Assistant Professor of English, Faculty Fellow for Digital Library Initiatives, Coordinator of the Digital Studies Graduate Certificate Program, and Coordinator of the B.A./M.Ed. English Education program at Salem […]
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A Reflection on Digital Textuality Theories of P. Robinson & P. Shillingsburg
The ongoing and inevitably all-encompassing shift from print to digital publication of texts introduces numerous problematic considerations for Textual Studies’ scholars. Scholars, of this field and the related field of Digital Humanities, have yet to create the ideal digital edition of text; however, in exploring the works of interested scholars (to the likes of Peter […]
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“The Artist Must Take Sides: Paul Robeson and the Paradox of Justice
I’m so glad we watched “Here I Stand,” the documentary film based on Robeson’s autobiography of the same title. Having read the the book, the film brought to life so many of Robeson’s words–words I understand as important declarations concerning freedom, black humanity, and the role of the artist in shaping the world. Reading the […]
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Teaching With Short Docs
Last week I got the opportunity to be apart of a workshop that focused on teaching through short documentaries. The workshop was held in room 5315 at The Graduate Center. Elizabeth Aslop started us off by asking a few questions. Why should we attempt to teach with short docs? How do we find creative ways to […]
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Seven Years On, Looking Back, and Japan Disasters Digital Archive
Another year passes and brings us further on from the tragedies of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. I was safely at work in the suburbs of Tokyo that day, but had visited Tōhoku many times and have friends there. This year the anniversary crept up on me. How did I let this pass from my […]
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#SouthwesternDH: Regional Collaborations and Local Histories
(cross-posted from recoveryprojectappblog.wordpress.com) A couple of weeks ago, my colleagues, Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura (Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Houston and Executive Editor at Arte Público Press) and Elizabeth Grumbach (Director of Digital Content and Special Programs for HASTAC @ ASU and Project Manager for the Nexus Digital Research Co-op at Arizona […]
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Interview with Purdom Lindblad
This interview is part of the HASTAC Interviews Collection lead by Director of HASTAC Scholars, Kalle Westerling. Purdom Lindblad is the Assistant Director of Innovation and Learning at Maryland Institute of Technology in the Humanities (MITH). She has an MA in American Studies from Michigan State University and an MS in Information Science from the School […]
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Digital Storytelling and the Humanities – A Report from the 2017 DH Forum at the University of Kansas
Digital Storytelling & the Humanities: A post-conference report from the 2017 DH Forum at the University of Kansas by Dhanashree Thorat and Brian Rosenblum On 28th and 29th September 2017, the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities (IDRH) held our 7th annual Digital Humanities Forum at the University of Kansas. Organized as a series […]
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CFP – “Pirandellian Transactions: Text, Context, Cultural Negotiation” – MLA 2019
The Pirandello Society of America is excited to announce our call for abstract submissions for the 2019 MLA Convention in Chicago, where we will host a panel on “Pirandellian Transactions: Text, Context, Cultural Negotiation.” Please consider submitting your proposal! Call for Papers: Pirandellian Transactions: Text, Context, Cultural Negotiation 2019 MLA Convention, Chicago This […]