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The Center for Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities Bootcamp 2022, August 18-19

Find more information and registration link here: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/digitalhumanities/digital-humanities-bootcamp-2022/ 

Schedule of Sessions

Thursday, August 18

10:00 am – 10:45 am: Introduction
11:00 am – 12:15 pm: Cultural Heritage & Public Humanities

Select one of three workshops*:

Digital Collections, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Learn to create digital collections and online exhibits using Omeka, a free content and collections platform used in scholarly and curatorial communities.

3D Modeling for Cultural Heritage and Public Humanities, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Explore accessible, easy-to-use tools for adding 3D models and augmented reality to your digital humanities projects.

Podcasting and Public Humanities, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Discuss approaches to writing, recording, editing, and publishing public humanities podcasts and start planning your own.

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Humanities Data

Select one of three workshops*:

Visualizing Data, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Explore basic data analysis methods and create beautiful graphs using the popular visualization platform Tableau Public.

Analyzing Networks, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Chart and explore complex webs of social connections using Gephi, a free program for network analysis.

Python Programming for Data Analysis, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

User-friendly software is great, but nothing beats the power and nuance you can achieve when you learn to code your own data analysis.  Oriented to absolute beginners, this workshop gives a hands-on introduction to data analysis in Python. No special installations or prior knowledge of Python are needed.

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Spatial Humanities

Select one of two sessions*:

From GIS to StoryMaps, 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Learn to create maps from geographic data points and build them into interactive multimedia publications.

DH, Place, and Public History, 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Join a conversation about digital projects that use spatial technologies to promote deeper understanding of place and local histories. Featuring:

  • Dr. Tiffany Momon, Founding Director of the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive and Assistant Professor of History, Sewanee, University of the South
  • Kayleigh Whitman, Assistant Director of Tours for the Nashville Sites project and PhD Candidate in History, Vanderbilt University

Friday, August 19

10:00 am – 10:45 am: Discussion from Day One
11:00 am – 12:15 pm: Text Analysis

Select one of four workshops*:

Exploring Digital Text Analysis, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Explore key methods and concepts for computational text analysis with the multifaceted online toolkit Voyant Tools.

Text markup for Digital Editions, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Get started with TEI (the Text Encoding Initiative) and learn to use text markup for creating digital critical editions.

Interactive Narratives, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Use the free software Twine to create interactive, media-rich, branching-path narratives that blur the boundaries between story and game.

Coding for Text Analysis, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Get started with Python programming for computational text analysis and learn to create the algorithms that drive platforms like Google nGrams or Voyant Tools. This workshop is designed for learners with no prior experience with Python. No special installations or coding knowledge are needed.

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Reflections & Next Steps
Wrap-Up Discussion, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Discussion of DH in the classroom, project planning, and campus resources for further support.

 

*Note: most DH Bootcamp workshop materials are designed to support asynchronous learning. Workshop materials from all sessions will be available to participants after the program ends.