The conference presentation. The monograph. The quarter-long course. What else?

Please join the NU Public Humanities Colloquium Dec. 2, 12:30-2 pm at the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities for “What can Humanists Make?”—a conversation about the diversity of projects, products, and de/performances humanists located within the academy (can) make. We’ll be joined by Danny Snelson (Ph.D. in English, UPenn), Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Humanities, whose 2015 dissertation includes published “deformance” codas for each chapter, and Elizabeth Hunter, PhD student in Theater and Drama, at work on “Something Wicked,” a video game of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Our speakers encourage you to read Lisa Samuels and Jerome McGann, “Deformance and Interpretation” (1999) and The Digital Humanities Manifesto 2.0* as well as to check out the following deformance texts:

Text: Holly Melgard, The Making of the Americans
Sound: JHave, MUPS
Movies: Danny Snelson, Flash Artifacts

*Regarding the Manifesto’s co-authorship, a note from the blog of Todd Presner (Faculty Chair of the DH lab at UCLA and professor of Germanic languages) highlights an important element of DH: “Parts of the manifesto were written by Jeffrey Schnapp, Peter Lunenfeld, and myself [Presner], while other parts were written (and critiqued) by commenters on theCommentpress blog and still other parts of the manifesto were written by authors who participated in the seminars. This document has the hand and words of about 100 people in it.”

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From https://www.ilhumanities.org/events/data-democracy-and-the-human-story-a-conversation-with-members-of-deep-lab/

In the post-Snowden age of big data, what are the arts and humanities for?

In the first installment of our series, “Data, Democracy and the Human Story,” we examined how data science is shedding new light on “human” topics, like romantic attraction and racial bias. Now, join us as we discuss the ways that the arts and humanities might provide a way to negotiate some of the critical contemporary issues raised by technology.

In the second installment of this series, we’ll talk with three members of Deep Lab, a collaborative group of cyberfeminist researchers, artists, writers, engineers and cultural producers engaged in ongoing critical assessments of contemporary digital culture.

Simone Browne, Ingrid Burrington, and Allison Burtch will discuss how their work as artists, critics and members of the Deep Lab collective engages with issues of privacy, security and surveillance. We’ll also release the first issue of a three-volume chapbook set accompanying the program series, including new work from Allison alongside contributions from Simone, Ingrid and selected Chicago-area artists. Join us for a free copy of this limited-edition publication and an engaging, interactive conversation.

This program is co-sponsored by the Loyola University Chicago School of Communication, presented in conjunction with their Fifth Annual International Symposium on Digital Ethics, and is supported in part by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

NOTE: This free public event is open to all ages, but a valid photo ID is required. For more information, or if you require accessibility accommodations to participate in this program, contact Simon Nyi at 312.422.5586 or simon.nyi@ilhumanities.org.

MORE ON THE DEEP LAB PARTICIPANTS

Simone Browne is Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies (affiliated) at the University of Texas at Austin. She researches and teaches in the areas of Surveillance, Social Media, Social Network Sites, and Black Diaspora Studies. Professor Browne’s book manuscript, Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness examines surveillance with a focus on slavery, biometric information technology, airports, borders, and creative texts.

Ingrid Burrington writes, makes maps, and tell jokes about places, politics, and the weird feelings people have about both. She’s currently a fellow at the Data and Society Research Institute, where she coordinates the Magic and Technology Working Group. She lives on a small island off the coast of America.

Allison Burtch is a writer, teacher and maker. She helps run the School for Poetic Computation, where she teaches “Critical Theory of Technology: Politics, Utopia and Code.” She is currently working on a small ultrasonic hardware device that protects smart phone users from passive audio surveillance, built in part while a resident at Eyebeam, the leading art and technology center in the United States.

Allison’s recent work, the “log jammer,” creating a safe space in nature, was featured in Wired and many other publications. She’s collaborated on such projects as the Dumb Store – a mobile app store for dumbphones, co-organized Prism BreakUp at Eyebeam Art & Technology Center and the Drones and Aerial Robotics Conference at New York University, and was a lead researcher for Maya Lin’s online memorial What is Missing?. She has spoken internationally at conferences and universities.

Images of speakers from the Deep Lab website.

Presenting the Past: Using Technology to Enhance Learning in Lecture and Discussion
Wednesday, November 11, 12PM (Lunch), 12:30 – 1:50 PM (Workshop)
Harris 108

YouTube videos, PowerPoint, or Canvas – almost all of us have adopted some form of technology in our courses. But are we using that technology properly and effectively? Are there other resources in the growing field of digital humanities that could also aid student learning?

On Wednesday, November 11, the History Department, with support from the Teagle Foundation and the Searle Center’s Graduate Teaching Fellows program, will present a lunch workshop to begin to answer those questions. All History faculty and graduate students are invited to attend the event, which will feature the following presentations:
– Professor Michael Kramer, History Department, will discuss his course on Digitizing Folk Music History, which examines new digital platforms to explore the history of folk music
– Matthew Taylor, Northwestern’s Multimedia Learning Center, will present tips for using new technology in our courses and introduce some of the resources offered by the MMLC
– Matthew June, Graduate Teaching Fellow, History Department, will explore the utility of videos in student learning and assessment as well as the basics of using video technology

Following the presentations, there will be time for questions, answers, and discussion. All of those who have experience with similar technologies are encouraged to attend and share their thoughts.

Whether you are interested in using new digital sources to elevate a discussion section or simply want to play a YouTube video on PowerPoint without having to first watch a car commercial, this workshop will be of interest to all History faculty and graduate teachers. Please join us on Wednesday, November 11. Lunch will be served at 12PM. The workshop presentations will begin at 12:30PM.

“Data, Databases, and Elizabeth Taylor”

Thursday, October 29,  2 – 4pm  -or-
Friday, October 30,  3 – 5pm
RSVP online:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/18955613751
An introductory workshop to understanding and organizing data, modeling data relationships. Topics discussed: Excel, CSV, Data Schemas

“Visualizing Data”

Thursday, November 19,  2 – 4 pm  -or-
Friday, November 20,  3 – 5 pm
RSVP online:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/18955774231​
An introduction to 4 key data visualization techniques: numerical analysis, text analysis, geographic mapping, and network graphing.

Please RSVP online or email info@mmlc.northwestern.edu