The Power to Publish

Who has the power to share their ideas with the world or their local communities? Where does that power come from? Who controls what gets published? How have the answers to these questions changed over time? These are the big questions guiding scholars of book history, a field that can …

Technologies of Text

This presentation will invite participants to explore three platforms available for the publication of text on the Web (WordPress, Wikipedia, and TAPAS) in the context of textual technologies from earlier periods, like the letterpress and linotype machine. I will pause often to invite participants to experiment with the markup languages …

How Does DH Lab Work?

The digital humanities lab is a different sort of lab than you might have experienced before. It is a 1-credit course that is designed to help students discover tools and techniques that they can apply to any discipline they are exploring at the university (everything from Forensic Science to Biology, …