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Wednesday, April 26: Faculty Project Showcase & Reception
Apr. 21, 2023—Join us this Wednesday, April 26 for DH Center’s final events: a showcase of the 2022-2023 faculty incubation projects and a reception to honor the end of seven good years at Vanderbilt. Wednesday, April 26 1101 19th Ave. S. 3:30 pm: Showcase of Faculty Incubation Grant projects Carwil Bjork-James, Anthropology, “Ultimate Consequences: A Digital Archive...
April 14 – 15, 2023 Spring Conference
Mar. 30, 2023—Digital Humanities Against Dark Times Please join us for the Center for Digital Humanities’ two-day Spring conference. Digital Humanities Against Dark Times provides a venue for discussing digital humanities work that engages with emerging and ongoing crises of our moment, including rising political extremism and polarization, racism, colonial exploitation, gender marginalization, data capitalism and new...
Friday, April 7: Plating the Past
Mar. 30, 2023—Join us at the Center for Digital Humanities this Friday, April 7, for a lunchtime discussion of Plating the Past: A Year with the NCNW Cookbook with creators Abena Boakyewa-Ansah, University of North Carolina-Asheville, and Kayleigh Whitman, PhD Candidate in History, Vanderbilt University. Friday, April 7, 12:00 pm, 1101 19th Ave. S. Room 108 Lunch...
Thursday, April 6: Serious Games
Mar. 29, 2023—Please join us at 11:00 am Nashville time on Thursday, April 6 for a Zoom discussion about Serious Games: Advancing an Unwanted Niche. Serious games designer Alex Kreischer will introduce us to their work at Inspiratio Studio and the game-in-progress Monochrome Beauty, which productively engages players with themes of mental health and body dysmorphia in...
RESCHEDULED: Thursday, March 2: How Nashville Queer History Builds Community Through Digital Tools
Feb. 9, 2023—Join us for a conversation with Sarah Calise, founder and director of Nashville Queer History, a community organization, digital portal, and growing digital public history project whose mission is to research and share the LGBTQ+ history of Nashville and Middle Tennessee in hopes of inspiring local activism, education, and inclusion. Thursday, March 2 3:30-5:00 pm Online...
Thursday, February 23: Edward Wright-Ríos, “Posting the Journey to Juquila…”
Feb. 9, 2023—Posting the Journey to Juquila: Pilgrimage, Digital Devotion, and Social Media in Mexico Join us for a virtual talk with Edward Wright-Ríos, Vanderbilt Mellon Foundation Chair in Humanities, Department of History, about his recent research on social media and the practice of digital devotion. Thursday, February 23 3:30-5:00 pm Central Download the paper. Connect to...
Thursday, February 16: Crowdsourcing and Transcription
Feb. 9, 2023—In this workshop, we’ll explore two platforms that can be used alone or in combination: Zooniverse, for enlisting the help of enthusiasts outside the academy, no matter your research field. Transkribus, for structuring and even automating the transcription of archival manuscript pages. Thursday, February 16 3:30-5:00 pm Center for Digital Humanities
Tuesday, February 14: Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
Jan. 25, 2023—The Vanderbilt Center for Digital Humanities and the Black DH Working Group will host a Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon on the Vanderbilt campus this February 14, 2023. Celebrated on Frederick Douglass’s chosen birthday, February 14, Douglass Day is a collective action for Black history. This year’s transcribe-a-thon will feature the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary:...
Friday, February 10: [A]I Heart You
Jan. 25, 2023—How do you feel about Artificial Intelligence? Friday, February 10 Rand Lounge 1:30-4:30 pm Drop by to experiment with AI-generated love poetry and temporary tattoos and create a valentine for someone special in your life. The afternoon’s program includes: Readings of love poetry from many languages and literary contexts Open mic for anyone to share...
Thursday, February 2: Groundhog Day: choose-your-own-adventure
Jan. 25, 2023—This Groundhog Day, join us for an exploration of Twine, an open source platform for creating multilinear stories, text-based games, and other interactive environments in which the paths you choose have broader narrative ramifications. Thursday, February 2 3:30-5:00 pm Center for Digital Humanities, 1101 19th Ave. S. Room 108