Uncategorized – THATCamp Upstate 2014 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org Clemson Technology and Humanities unconference Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:48:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 Representing Racialized Spaces in the DH World http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/representing-racialized-spaces-in-the-dh-world/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:27:51 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=198

How can new spatial mapping and mobile-device technologies be utilized to expose the history of race and place to the general public? I’d like to propose a discussion about the complex connection between technology and the representation of racialized spaces. Historical markers for significant sites associated with slavery populate the South but few acknowledge the lives and contributions of enslaved and free African Americans. Is it possible to create a multifaceted, easily accessible digital map of African-American settlements, travel routes, and cultural markers associated with the historic spaces such as Fort Hill plantation that is designed for GIS-enabled mobile devices? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a mobile app to make this type of history visible and accessible? — Rhondda Thomas, Clemson English

 

]]> Finding and Using Aerial Photographs for GIS http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/188/ http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/188/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:34:29 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=188

 

Pamela Mack, Clemson History

 

I propose a session on finding and using aerial photographs (back to the 1930s) and satellite images (back to the 1970s) for GIS.  I can share a little of the history of aerial and satellite photography and show some of the places where they can be reliably found.  But an equal priority is conversation about the uses of aerial and satellite photography to illustrate and analyze historic landscapes.

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]]> http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/188/feed/ 1 What Does the Library Need to Do to Support DH Projects? http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/186/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:04:26 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=186

What Does the Library Need to Do to Support DH Projects? By  Camille Cooper

When faculty and graduate students conceive of a DH project, do they think about their library’s resources, both material and human, as sources to consult?  If not, why not?  I’d like to talk about ways to determine what needs are out there and then ways to effectively communicate what it is the library can do to meet those needs.

]]> Reducing barriers to current scholarship in support of future research opportunities http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/15/reducing-barriers-to-current-scholarship-in-support-of-future-research-opportunities/ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:15:58 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=173

Copyright restrictions can be significant barriers to digital humanities projects. I would like to chat about the current scholarly communication system, and ways that we can reduce these restrictions while making our research openly available via the web.  By working together to ensure that our current scholarship remains accessible and repurpose-able, we can greatly expand the future possibilities for work in this field.

]]> Neatline Texts demo: 11 a.m., in the Pearce Center Middle Room http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/06/neatline-texts-demo-11-a-m-in-the-pearce-center-middle-room/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:58:56 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=160

The lead programmer for Neatline Texts, David McClure, will be demonstrating the new version of Neatline, a platform for humanistic argument with digital images and maps. You can see the announcement for the platform here, and one demonstration of its use for manuscripts here.

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]]> Just In Time Research Help http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/01/just-in-time-research-help/ http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/01/just-in-time-research-help/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:31:11 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=145

In a time of information saturation, students and faculty have no trouble finding information…but it is the RIGHT/BEST information? How do they go about getting help from their friendly librarians? Do they know that librarians are out there?

I propose a session to talk about ways that librarians can help create just in time research help for students and faculty. I’ll talk about the things that we’re trying out here at the Clemson Libraries…everything from online classes to tutorials to video tours to live chat…and I’d love to hear what other folks are up to in the provision of just in time help.

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For the Upstate THATcamp, I am interested in how digital tools might help us represent the benefits and consequences of close or slow or attentive reading, maybe using W. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 20 as an example.  I have ideas on what I would like to have happen to the poem in the process, and nearly no ideas on how to achieve it.  Thus . . . THATcamp (?).

]]> THATCamp Upstate scheduled for April 18th at Clemson, in the Academic Success Center http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2012/09/27/hello-world/ Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:59:40 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=1

THATCamp Upstate is coming to Clemson on April 18th in the Academic Success Center!

Michael Poston, editor and encoding architect of the Folger Digital Texts, will give a central presentation, and we’ll have other skills workshops in addition to participant-generated sessions. More details will be published here. Meanwhile, read more about the THATCamp movement, how THATCamp works, and browse other THATCamps at thatcamp.org.

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