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Job Alert: Asst Prof, Early Modern & Tech
San Jose State University, English Dept is searching for an Assistant Professor in Early Modern studies with a focus on emergent technologies. Due date: the job ad says “open until filled” but the committee will begin meeting in November. Get those docs in ASAP. (I will update if I hear about a “suggested due date” from the…
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The Baked Lays Epiphany: A Neurodivergent Teacher’s Ode to Intuition
The Unexpected Snack The Baked Lays Epiphany: A Neurodivergent Teacher’s Ode to Intuition It began, as many profound revelations do, in the midst of a carb-induced haze. Half a bag of Baked Lays devoured, crumbs dusting my grading rubric, and a sudden clarity descended upon me. It wasn’t the MSG, nor the fleeting dopamine rush…
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HASTAC Flashback: 2015 Conference, Michigan State
Today on social media a photo reappeared from HASTAC’s 2015 conference held at Michigan State University, under the conference leadership of MATRIX Director Dean Rehberger. The conference theme was “Art and Science of Digital Humanities” and videos of several sessions of the conference are up on the MSU YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=go.cal.msu.edu%2Fhastac
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Dialogues | Empowering Survivors Through Technology: A Dialogue on Gender-Based Violence and Cultural Challenges in Pakistan and Latin America
A Conversation Between Hamida Khatri and Jessica Corona For our dialogue, we selected questions that helped us navigate our conversation based on the cultural aspects of our projects. Following are the questions that Jessica asked Hamida and vice versa, exploring the unique challenges and innovative solutions in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in both regions, Pakistan…
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HASTAC Dialogues | Challenging Canons and Traversing the Frontiers of Digital Literatures: A Conversation with Nazua Idris and Hiranya Mukherjee
On Sunday, 24 March 2024, HASTAC Scholars Nazua Idris and Hiranya Mukherjee met to have a conversation about their fields of research. As the conversation continued, both Nazua and Hiranya discovered that their research interests intersect as both of them pushed against the established canon in English Studies through their research. They started their conversation…
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Decoding the Doodle: AI Lends a Hand in Art Therapy’s House-Tree-Person Test
The Teacher Who Planted Herself by Mechelle Gilford and Sir Bard circa 2024 Decoding the Doodle: AI Lends a Hand in Art Therapy’s House-Tree-Person Test Art therapy, a therapeutic approach harnessing the power of creative expression, has long relied on projective tests like the House-Tree-Person (HTP) to delve into the depths of the human psyche.…
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HASTAC Scholar Spotlight: Stella J. Fritzell
Stella Fritzell is a PhD Candidate in Greek, Latin, & Classical Studies at Bryn Mawr College. She received her BA in Classical Studies and Music from Carleton College in 2015, and an MA in Classical Studies from Bryn Mawr College in 2019 with a thesis entitled “Atalanta as a Repoussoir for Erotic & Competitive Ephebic Excellence”. Stella’s dissertation…
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The Hunger Games: Where to Start?
What is the role of imagination? Within imagination and literature, the significance of world-building is foundational for analyzing texts. World-building and the imagination within genres like dystopian, speculative, and sci-fi literature are particularly affective because the speculative work of these places allows audiences and worlds to connect to our world beyond the pages. The role…
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I Know I’ve Been Changed: The Liberatory Potential of Conjure Art
“Spiritual and cultural warfare are the bedrocks of settler colonialism” -Cara Page, Healing Justice Lineages How do you know you’ve been changed? What signals to you that you have undergone some profound transformation or healing? When I speak of change, I mean to discuss a freeing change, a liberating change that brings us closer to ourselves,…
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Join the Collective – The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy
Call for Participation The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy seeks new members to join our Editorial Collective. We invite applications from graduate students, scholars, and practitioners in all fields who critically and creatively engage with digital technology in their teaching, learning, and research. We will be appointing both graduate student members and non-student members…