School starts next week! And I’m nervous. About teaching, a little; I’ve been teaching since my 2nd year in grad school, and I’ve taught just about every kind of class you can imagine. Still, that first day with new students and a new set of people to learn about always gives me anxiety dreams. But… Continue reading Reflections on a new semester, and a new job season
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No-tech intro, updated
Well, it took a long time, but here is the audio recording of my talk from December 7th; unfortunately, the screen capture didn’t work, so my demonstrations of the tools that I talk about are not replicated. Still, you can hear my commentary, and a great discussion from generous participants who helped me dive in… Continue reading No-tech intro, updated
Second No-tech Intro
The second no-tech introduction to digital humanities took place today in the Center for Humanistic Inquiry, and in broad strokes introduced text analysis (including text mining, topic modeling, web scraping, and visualization) to an audience of 15 faculty, staff, and post-baccs from across the Five College community. The presentation was recorded, but the program is… Continue reading Second No-tech Intro
No-Tech Intro to Digital Humanities
Thanks to a grant from the Center of Humanistic Inquiry (CHI) at Amherst College, I am holding a series of informal faculty seminars providing a no- to low-tech introduction to some key DH topics and tools. I held the first of these on November 9, 2017, and focused on a broad overview of DH as… Continue reading No-Tech Intro to Digital Humanities
