Speculative Computing and the Centers to Come by Bethany Nowviskie But the founding and sustaining and continual renewal of a DH center is itself an active form of hope for the future. And some of this future-orientation is not, itself, new. It stems from a long interest in History and other disciplines in counter-factualism, alternate imaginings, in […]
From the posting: A one-week institute for community college faculty to engage with new digital methods, tools and practices for humanities teaching and scholarship. Participants will work with experts to translate current theory and practice in DH for the unique learning needs of community college students in open-access institutional contexts. Ultimately, this institute, which includes […]
CLIR is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2015. For more information, see: Information for Applicants — Council on Library and Information Resources
From the announcement: If you feel inspired to help fellow researchers and students learn about and work with data analysis methods and tools, we’re interested in hiring you. We are the Social Sciences Data Laboratory (D-Lab). We have an open, inclusive culture that values diversity and open exchange. We’ll let you develop leadership in a […]
From the announcement: The Director for Online Strategy will act as the senior leader in charge of the Library’s strategy, development, and operations for Web, mobile, and social media platforms, including locally and collaboratively developed, externally acquired, and cloud-based. Coordinate and oversee technology-related operations of the Library in close collaboration with the other members of […]
From the announcement: From the G8 demonstrations to the Occupy Movements, Idle No More, and revolutions in the Middle East, the last few years have witnessed a phenomenal upswing in the use of social media in popular protest. Social technology has played an important role in mobilizing grassroots opposition and, according to some scholars and […]
From the announcement: Register to attend the 2015 CUNY Games Festival. Registration opens November 1st, 2014. The deadline for advanced registration is December 31st at midnight (EST). Attendees can register in advance using PayPal or credit cards. Because the conference is likely to sell out, advance registration is recommended. Read more and register: The CUNY Games Festival 2.0 […]
Beneath our cities lies vast, labyrinthine sewer systems. These have been key infrastructures allowing our cities to grow larger, grow more densely, and stay healthy. Yet, save for passing interests in Urban Exploration (UrbEx), we barely think of them as ‘beautifully designed systems’. In their time, the original sewer systems were critical long term projects […]
In recent months there has been a lot of talk about big stuff. Between ‘Big Data’ and calls for a return to ‘Longue durée’ history writing, lots of people seem to be trying to carve out their own small bit of ‘big data’. This post represents a reflection on what feels to me to be […]
From the record: This Guide is for anyone who finds themselves curating scholarly and educational content at UCT, even if you don’t know that it is called curation. You may be a postgraduate student tasked to put a professor’s research output online, or you may be a communications officer whose tasks have now extended to […]
