Resources for Week #2: Critical Multimedia and Social Networks

Posted by on Feb 3, 2014 in Lindsey, Resources | No Comments

General Materials Open Google Doc Weeks 1-2 Flowchart [PNG; should open in a new tab. Click once to enlarge] Lindsey’s Notes on Granovetter VoiceThread VoiceThread.com What is a VoiceThread? Our VoiceThread Response to Benjamin Kunkel’s “Socialize Social Media” Social Media Experiments Colby Kerishma Laura

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Online Pedagogy and Student Privacy

Posted by on Feb 2, 2014 in Announcements, Lindsey | One Comment

I find myself strongly affected by Josh Honn’s blog post this morning, and would encourage you all to read it. (He’s also on Twitter if you want to say hi: @joshhonn.) I set up this course with a default expectation of public engagement–and not just with your final digital thesis projects, but along the way, […]

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Lindsey’s Notes on Granovetter

Posted by on Jan 29, 2014 in Lindsey, Resources | No Comments

I’m posting these early in case they can be of help. If you find Granovetter’s style somewhat dense, as I do, this can serve as a reading guide. (Of course, this is no substitute for reading the article!) Why does Granovetter pursue this line of inquiry in the first place? Because as he sees it, […]

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Tech & Research: I get complacent/don’t go far enough

Posted by on Jan 29, 2014 in Lindsey | 2 Comments

When I asked everyone to blog about the ways they’re already using technology to conduct research, I didn’t realize that it would reveal some of my own character flaws to me! Now, when it comes to my doctoral research, I like to think I’m quite thorough and comprehensive in my use of digital research tools. I’m […]

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Resources for Week #1: (Literary) Texts Are Objects We Can Manipulate

Posted by on Jan 28, 2014 in Lindsey, Resources | No Comments

Updated syllabus [PDF] Lindsey’s open planning Google Doc. Feel free to add comments or take notes directly on this throughout the session. We will use a collaborative Google Doc each week. Literary Sources Aimee Bender, “The Rememberer” [PDF] [RapGenius] Jackson Mac Low: 9 Light Poems letters with Jerome Rothenberg about the Light Poems An explanation of […]

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Mid-Break Update – Read Me!

Posted by on Jan 15, 2014 in Announcements | No Comments

You should be hearing from NCUR very soon, if you haven’t yet. Please let me know whether or not your abstract was accepted for the conference! I am liaising with Drew Adair on this, but if you haven’t been in touch with him yourself, now would be the time to e-mail him, especially if your […]

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Students: Do These Things Before January 28th!

Posted by on Dec 22, 2013 in Announcements | One Comment

Set up a digital reading journal. This semester, you’ll keep an online reading “journal” (or “map,” or “collage,” or “timeline”) in some sort of digital space: Mural.ly, Tumblr, Twitter, Google Doc, Dipity, Pinterest, Tiki-Toki, Timeline JS (Lindsey or Jenny can show you how this one works!), a Macaulay eportfolio, or whatever platform best suits you. This should […]

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Welcome to the Honors Thesis Colloquium, Spring 2014: Digital Research Methods

Posted by on Dec 22, 2013 in Announcements | No Comments

This semester of the Honors Thesis Colloquium is designed to expose you to emerging digital research methods in the humanities and social sciences, provide you with the skills to develop a digital project that expands the reach and scope of your thesis research, and encourage you to think critically about public engagement with scholarly research […]

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