Overview

In this interactive online workshop series, participants will explore many avenues for creating meaningful and ethical digital humanities work by critically discussing case studies of existing projects as a group. We’ll also discuss the history of DH as a field and practice while collaboratively creating vocabularies around what it even means to “do DH”— especially what it means to “do good DH”—and identifying important questions to ask along the way.

Participants will work together to identify qualities essential to any effective DH project and will walk away with a shared vocabulary to critique and propose DH projects of their own. This workshop will involve a lot of working together, but we do not expect participants to bring existing knowledge of DH methods, programming, or technical skills in general.

Note: This workshop series is open to current Yale graduate students and postdocs and is the first requirement to complete the Digital Humanities Lab’s DH certificate. Participants must attend all three sessions to receive credit.

About the Instructors

Gavi Levy Haskell (they/she) is the DH Developer in Computational Methods and Data. Gavi has worked in museum technology at the Harvard Art Museums, and taught workshops on pedagogy at Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. They hold an M.A. in the history of art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a B.A. in art history and computer science from Smith College, and are currently finishing their Ph.D. here at Yale.

Kayla Shipp (she/they) is the DH Program Manager in the DHLab. With a background in English, computer science, and nonprofit development, Kayla earned an M.A. in Digital Humanities at King’s College London and a Ph.D. in English at Emory University. Kayla’s research explores the poetics of code and virtual space, focusing on the intersection of material culture and technology.

Event Details

Dates:
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Time:
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT

Location:
Online

Registration

These workshops are open to current Yale graduate students and postdocs. Please register for each workshop session via Yale Connect at the following links:

• Part I (September 25): please click here to register
• Part II (October 2): please click here to register
• Part III (October 9): please click here to register

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