by sadiyasa | Dec 2, 2020 | CHI Grad Fellow Post
From the very beginning of the fellowship I was extremely eager to participate in the spatial mapping workshops. The reading I remember most from the only philosophy course I ever took defined map making as the process of using generalizations via simplification,...
by karaoglu | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every piece of the mundane activities is extraordinary nowadays, yet has started to become normal each day. No one could make me believe that I follow this fellowship remotely outside of the US, in my home country, where curfews on weekends will be put in place soon,...
by Micayla Spiros | Nov 27, 2020 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post
When we were told that the CHI was going completely online I realized how different fellowship would look completely virtual. Throughout the semester we do rapid development projects which allow us to work in small groups with other fellows. These projects include a...
by durhama3 | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have honestly been surprised by how much enjoyment can be had in the process of creating the small digital projects we have worked on so far this semester. It is really stimulating to work collaboratively, troubleshooting and engaging creatively about digital spaces...
by youngl21 | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
This post was suppose to go up a week ago but last week was a nerve racking time. the 2020 elections were a whorl wind of emotions that I can only hope that I don’t have to experience again. I never though that in my life time I would get to see my hometown...
by bakabasm | Nov 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lesvos Island, Greece (2015/2016) – refugees trekking after boat landing. I came across a blog titled “A Guide to Online Visual Sources in Middle East, North Africa, and Islamic Studies” which was not only relevant to this fellowship but proved to be quite...
by Juan Carlos Rico Noguera | Nov 6, 2020 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post
My training as a social science scholar never considered the potential uses informatics could have in my scholarship. Consequently, even when I received some education regarding project management (particularly tied to administrative business), I never had any...
by durhama3 | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
The cyberpunk worlds of William Gibson have never seemed so far away as when I was staring at my computer screen trying to figure out how to use Github in conjunction with a free Bootstrap template. All the sci-fi romance of cyberspace shriveled into a dry husk as I...
by karaoglu | Oct 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m a migration researcher; forced and irregular migration in particular. Therefore, being a part of the CHI community makes me think about how my research goes beyond the academic spheres and gives voice to the communities, in my case, refugees who need to be heard....
by Micayla Spiros | Oct 26, 2020 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post
With the use of three-dimensional modeling and printing becoming more commonplace in cultural heritage with the digital preservation of artifacts and sites, ethical standards must also be considered in the replication of any cultural aspect. People might not...
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