Program for Digital Humanities Bootcamp 2021

DH Bootcamp 2021 Program

Program is subject to change

Times are listed in Central Time

Dates: August 19th and 20th

Format: Workshops will be held on Zoom; instructional materials will also be available for participants to follow in their own time after the program ends.

Reception: August 20th at 4 PM at the Vanderbilt Digital Humanities Center (1101 19th Ave S. in Nashville, TN).

Find more information about Bootcamp here: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/digitalhumanities/digital-humanities-bootcamp-2021/

Day One: Thursday, August 19th

9:30-10:45 AM (Central time)- live via Zoom

Welcome & Introduction to the Bootcamp

11:00 AM -12:15 PM – live via Zoom

Digital Archives & Collections: This session will focus on Omeka, a platform for creating online collections and exhibits. Select a workshop:

Omeka basics- learn the fundamentals of working with Omeka, including metadata, objects, collections, exhibits, and themes

Intermediate Omeka- explore select add-ons and plugins, such as those used to support batch uploads, mapping, and user contributions.

1:00 PM -2:15 PM – live via Zoom

Multimedia & Public Engagement: select a workshop

Podcasting – learn podcasting basics from an experienced podcast producer

Branching narratives– use the online platform Twine to create branching narrative environments

3D modeling – explore easy handheld applications for modeling 3D cultural heritage artifacts

2:30 PM -3:45 PM – live via Zoom

Geospatial Humanities & Mapping: select a workshop

StoryMaps JS- learn the basics of digital cartography and dataset creation for spatial storytelling

QGIS- Explore digital mapping fundamentals using the open source, georeferenced data processing software QGIS

Day Two: Friday, August 20th

9:45 AM -10:45 AM – live via Zoom

Reflection on Day 1, Discussion of DH in the Classroom, Quantitative Methods and Coding

11:00 AM -12:15 AM – live via Zoom

Text Analysis: select a workshop

Voyant Tools- learn the basics of text analysis with user-friendly web-based platform Voyant Tools

TEI and digital editions –create digital editions and text markup with TEI, the Text Encoding Initiative

Python- explore the computer programming language Python and its use for computational text analysis

1:00 PM -2:15 PM – live via Zoom

Data: select a workshop

Data visualization – make a variety of graphs and charts from your dataset

Network analysis – create a visual map to analyze connections between entities

Web scraping –create a spreadsheet from the information on a web page

2:30 PM -3:30 PM – live via Zoom

Reflection on Day 2, Questions and Controversies, Local Resources

In light of new campus health guidelines, we have regretfully cancelled the planned in-person DH Bootcamp Reception. We will gather in person again when circumstances permit. Please join the DH Center email list for information about upcoming virtual and, eventually, in-person events.