by Jeff Painter | Nov 27, 2019 | CHI Grad Fellow Post
Earlier this month, we were challenged to take an openly accessible set of data and use JavaScript to visualize that data in interesting ways. All of this information was put into a webpage that we had to build with the help of a bootstrap theme. As a person with...
by swayampr | Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the most exciting parts of the CHI Fellowship experience are the weekly challenges. A challenge I really dread is anything involving JavaScript. During my first tenure as a CHI fellow, I assiduously avoided JS. I happily built the HTML code ground up, broke...
by Autumn Painter | Nov 25, 2019 | CHI Grad Fellow Post
Public outreach and engagement is an essential part of archaeological research. For the past year and a half, I have served as the Campus Archaeologist for the Michigan State University Campus Archaeology Program (CAP). One of the projects that the Campus Archaeology...
by Sandy Burnley | Nov 24, 2019 | CHI Grad Fellow Post
As a Victorianist, I strive to not teach imperial literature alone, although that composes a vast amount of my syllabus every semester. Alongside these texts, or succeeding them, are works that challenge imperial assumptions. If we are examining Victorian...
by Jen Andrella | Nov 21, 2019 | CHI Grad Fellow Post, Uncategorized
“An Indian Map of the Upper Missouri, 1801” derived from an original sketch by Ackomak-Ki, with later contributors Peter Fidler and J.G. Kohl (c.1850). To engage with the scale, see the LoC website. Earlier this week I came across an unusual map in the...
by dixonel7 | Nov 17, 2019 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post
This last month, I presented some of my findings from my dissertation at the International Writing Centers Association Conference in Columbus, OH. It was my first opportunity to share the work I’ve been doing over the course of the last two years with one of my...
by Daniel Fandino | Nov 16, 2019 | CHI Fellowship Program
On October 31st, news broke that fire had engulfed the major buildings of Shuri Castle, a landmark of Okinawa located in the prefectural capital of Naha. The fire destroyed the main structure of the castle and gutted many other buildings. The present day incarnation...
by Ryan Carty | Nov 14, 2019 | CHI Grad Fellow Post
During the summer, I worked with Matthew Handelman on a digital humanities project related to his research on German-Jewish intellectuals in the twentieth century. Matt received a DH@MSU Summer Seed Grant to build a network visualization of the connections between...
by James Blackwell | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I progress through the CHI-Fellowship I have continued to learn about the important role of digital humanities for myself as both a scholar and instructor. In the past few weeks, I have become more comfortable with GitHub, Timeline.JS, bootstrap, leaflet, and...
by Kyeesha M. Wilcox | Oct 31, 2019 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post
This blog post contains a topic discussion on spatial narratives within geography education, a recap of the month and goals for next month. Photo Source: Ellsworth Air Force Base |https://www.ellsworth.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000699470/ Spatial Narratives...
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