On Tuesday, October 18, Ann Hanlon, Head of Digital Collections and Initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, spent the day at UWGB to share her experiences with developing the DH Lab, a robust digital archives, and other projects she has been involved in. Speaking to a number of faculty, staff, and students, Hanlon concluded her visit with a demonstration of Juncture. Provided by JSTOR Labs, Juncture is, “a free-to-use, open source framework for converting simple text files into an engaging visual essay.” These visual essays are comprised of text as well as images, maps, videos, images, and other interactive elements. Juncture also supports the ability to create a web-based collections…
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Let’s Talk Games & Digital Humanities
Humanities+ A Digital and Public Humanities Podcast produced by Phoenix Studios Humanities+ is a collaboration between Dr. Caroline Boswell, associate professor of Humanities and History, Rachel Scray, a student in History, Digital and Public Humanities, and Arts Management, and Kate Farley, the producer of Phoenix Studios Podcast Network. The goal of Humanities+ is to provide listeners with meaningful discussions with enthusiasts, scholars, and experts on the intricate fields of Digital and Public Humanities in order to expand our listeners’ thinking and perspective on the subject. Episode 6: Let’s Talk Games & Digital Humanities In this episode, student host Rachel Scray is joined by guests assistant professor of English and Humanities, Julialicia…
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(Live) 1619 Project
Humanities+ A Digital and Public Humanities Podcast produced by Phoenix Studios Humanities+ is a collaboration between Dr. Caroline Boswell, Associate Professor of Humanities and History, Rachel Scray, a student in History, Digital and Public Humanities, and Arts Management, and Kate Farley, the producer of Phoenix Studios Podcast Network. The purpose of Humanities+ is to provide listeners with meaningful discussions with enthusiasts, scholars, and experts on the intricate fields of Digital and Public Humanities in order to expand our listeners’ thinking and perspective on the subject. Episode 5: (Live) The 1619 Project In this live podcast which was a part of the CAHSS Human Rights Conference, Humanities+ host Rachel Scray and…
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Exploring Public Humanities
Humanities+ A Digital and Public Humanities Podcast produced by Phoenix Studios Humanities+ is a collaboration between Dr. Caroline Boswell, Associate Professor of Humanities and History, Rachel Scray, a student in History, Digital and Public Humanities, and Arts Management, and Kate Farley, the producer of Phoenix Studios Podcast Network. The purpose of Humanities+ is to provide listeners with meaningful discussions with enthusiasts, scholars, and experts on the intricate fields of Digital and Public Humanities in order to expand our listeners’ thinking and perspective on the subject. Episode 4: Exploring Public Humanities with guest Brooke In the fourth episode, “Exploring Public Humanities,” host Rachel Scray and guest Brooke Uhl delve into the…
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Rachel Bowker, Independent Study TEI Reflection
Rachel Bowker is a 2019 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, having majored in Humanities with an emphasis in Digital and Public Humanities. During her last spring semester, she took an independent study with Dr. Rebecca Nesvet. Below is a reflection of her project of transcribing, editing, and annotating two chapters from the facsimile of The String of Pearls (1850) by James Malcolm Rymer by using XML and TEI coding language.
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Humanities Voices
Humanities+ A Digital and Public Humanities Podcast produced by Phoenix Studios Humanities+ is a collaboration between Dr. Caroline Boswell, Associate Professor of Humanities and History, Rachel Scray, a student in History, Digital and Public Humanities, and Arts Management, and Kate Farley, the producer of Phoenix Studios Podcast Network. The purpose of Humanities+ is to provide listeners with meaningful discussions with enthusiasts, scholars, and experts on the intricate fields of Digital and Public Humanities in order to expand our listeners thinking and perspective on the subject. Episode 3: The Student, Staff and Professor Voices on Humanities Research and Community-focused Project Work Welcome to the third episode of Humanities+. The theme of…
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Digital & Public Humanities Spotlight
As a growing field and program, the Digital and Public Humanities program has various teachers, students, and classroom projects that deserve recognition and exploration. The purpose of the DPH “spotlight” is to showcase the interesting work that UWGB students, staff, and faculty have produced in the digital and public humanities. Through these stories, these individuals and groups have the power to inspire and spread the possibilities for collaborative, project-based work that engages our communities–regional, national, and global. DPH Class Spotlight: English 424 The Book Editing Practicum English 424: The Book Editing Practicum is a UW-Green Bay course in which students learn practical, hands-on experience editing and producing book-length texts. The…
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Pop-Up Student Showcase
Monday, May 6th, 12:45-4:30 PM, Weidner Center, Studio 301 Come see students in Democracy and Justice Studies, History, Humanities, Political Science, and Public and Environmental Affairs exhibit and celebrate student work through an afternoon extravaganza that will include demonstrations, launches, celebrations, presentations, and live podcast recordings. To give you a taste of what the afternoon has in store, consider these enticing teasers of the work on exhibit: From 1:30-2:05 PM, students in the History gateway methods course, The Craft of History, will present their research on 1960s and 1970s environmental activism in Wisconsin. Each of five projects is based on original archival research and will be shared through an article…
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Congratulations Ben Dudzik: The New Executive Director for the Shawano County Historical Society
Ben Dudzik is a UW-Green Bay History and Arts Management Graduate of 2016. He was not an official major in Digital and Public Humanities because that program did not exist when he was a student. However, he was one of the first students to take classes that would become a part of the Digital and Public Humanities at UWGB. In his undergraduate capstone class, he helped create the digital project for the 3D reconstruction for the Viking House (grindbygning). Among a variety of other digitally-infused courses, he was also a part of the Public Humanities travel course to London where had the opportunity to research post-war housing at the London…
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HERstory & Women of DH
HUMANITIES+ A Digital and Public Humanities Podcast produced by Phoenix Studios. Welcome to the second episode of UW-Green Bay’s Digital and Public Humanities podcast, Humanities+. This podcast is a collaboration between Dr. Caroline Boswell, Associate Professor of Humanities & European History, Rachel Scray, a student in History, Digital and Public Humanities and Arts Management, and Kate Farley, Phoenix Studios Producer. The purpose of Humanities+ is to provide listeners with meaningful discussions with enthusiasts, scholars, and experts on the intricate fields of Digital and Public Humanities in order to expand our listener’s thinking and perspective on the subject. Episode 2: HERstory and Women of DH In celebration and recognition of Women’s…
