On Friday, Dec. 9, digital humanists from across Georgia gathered at CURVE and CETL to discuss how institutions around the state could share resources, provide support, and collaborate on DH projects. The meetup was organized by Emily McGinn, Digital Humanities Coordinator at University of Georgia (UGA), and Jason Battles, Director […]
It’s week two of my new position at Georgia State University, and my head is still above water. Barely. You can check out my GSU profile here. Aside from the usual headaches associated with lengthy cross-country relocation, I’m settling into the university and city, getting to know the community. In […]
During the 2016 Doing Digital History summer institute, a demonstration about the use of collaborative markup web tool Hypothes.is prompted questions about whether an author on the web could somehow disable comments made with this software. There was some discussion about why someone might want to protect content from being […]
On this International Women’s Day, here’s an update on my dissertation research, which focuses on the experiences of women in Upper Canada (now Ontario) and New York State along the Niagara River during the War of 1812. I have been asked why I chose to focus on women’s experiences. The […]
a Cow and Calf, which died by reason of the American Troops leaving flour on the plains whereby over eating herself she burst. – Benjamin Holmes, 1823 On the 10th of December, 1813, a cow and her calf were left alone in a snow-covered field while her owner sought refuge […]
The following is a spreadsheet I developed to track the requirements for my PhD in History at George Mason University and my completion of the courses. The spreadsheet automatically updates to provide a tally of completed and remaining credits at the bottom. You simple add courses in the slot that […]
On November 14 and 15, RRCHNM hosted a conference to commemorate its 20th anniversary. Current faculty, staff, and graduate students were joined by former members of the center and guests from throughout the United States. Over the two days, we enjoyed brief presentations and unconference-style sessions on a variety of […]
My presentation for WMST 630: Feminist Theories Across the Disciplines can be found here.
A common question in digital humanities, particularly digital history, is whether or not to preserve as much as possible, and how to accomplish that preservation. The debate has strong arguments on both sides and applies equally to born-digital and analogue materials. During a recent trip to Harpers Ferry, however, I […]
When I applied to the PhD program in history at George Mason University, I did not know about the Digital History Fellowship. I had researched PhD programs that might offer a chance to work in digital history, and identified GMU and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media […]
