Original Digital Humanities Research with Undergraduates: A Poster at Digital Humanities 2012

I'm quite happy to be presenting a poster at the 2012 Digital Humanities conference on a research project I tackled with my undergraduates last year in Intro to Digital Humanities. We tested two volumes of Carol Ann Duffy's poetry for the differences that she herself felt existed in the work. First we read the two volumes and … Continue reading Original Digital Humanities Research with Undergraduates: A Poster at Digital Humanities 2012 →

New Job; or, If Digital Humanities is a Game, I Prefer Tactics

I'm pleased to announce that I have accepted a position as Digital Humanities Strategist in Emory's Digital Scholarship Commons. In this role, which I'll begin on 1 July, I'll continue my work to establish our Mellon Foundation-funded center, to manage and develop digital humanities projects, and to work for shifts in the training of both … Continue reading New Job; or, If Digital Humanities is a Game, I Prefer Tactics →

Defining “Digital Humanities” 2012

It's that time of the year again: the Day of the Life of the Digital Humanities or Day of DH. As has been the case since 2009, hundreds of digital humanities practitioners will take to the blogs and Twitter (follow #dayofDH) to talk about what they do throughout a single day's work. The goals of … Continue reading Defining “Digital Humanities” 2012 →

Teaching with Games: A CFP for MLA 2013

Building on several panels at the 2012 MLA Convention that separately considered digital pedagogy (“Building Digital Humanities in the Undergraduate Classroom,” “Digital Pedagogy,” and “New Media, New Pedagogies”) and games ("Digital Narratives and Gaming for Teaching Language and Literature" and "Close Playing: Literary Methods and Video Game Studies"), this electronic roundtable will generate discussions about … Continue reading Teaching with Games: A CFP for MLA 2013 →

Five Questions and Three Answers about Alt-Ac

What follows is my talk for a session at the 2012 MLA on "#alt-ac: Alternative Paths, Pitfalls, and Jobs in the Digital Humanities." I'm thrilled to be speaking on the panel with a fantastic collection of alt-ackers that I admire: Julia Flanders, Matt Jockers, Shana Kimball, Bethany Nowviskie, and Lisa Spiro. Good afternoon, all. My … Continue reading Five Questions and Three Answers about Alt-Ac →