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Global Digital Humanities Symposium Call for Proposals (Due Dec 15)
Join us March 22-23, 2018 for our third annual symposium! Find out more at msuglobaldh.org Digital Humanities at Michigan State University is proud to extend its symposium series on Global DH into its third year. Digital humanities scholarship continues to be driven by work at the intersections of a range of distinct disciplines and an ethical commitment to preserve and broaden access to cultural materials. The most engaged global DH scholarship, that which MSU champions, values digital tools that enhance the capacity of scholarly critique to reflect a broad range of literary, historical, new media, and cultural positions, and diverse…
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Locus Talks Mini-Symposium Program on Social Media & Social Media Analysis Announced – Attend on Dec 7, 3-5pm
December 7th, 2017 3:00-5:00pm REAL Classroom, 3W Instruction Room, Main Library (3rd Floor) Join us for a series of presentations and discussion around social media analysis as well as the study of social media as a rhetorical form! Anyone is welcome to attend – no registration required. Just drop in! (Also, there will be coffee.) Analyzing Political Memes on Instagram: Insights, Challenges, and Possibilities Julia DeCook, Information and Media As a social media platform, Instagram is monumental in its influence of youth culture, identity, and perceptions of the world, with the application serving not only for youth to follow accounts…
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MSUDH Hiring! Assistant Professor, Culturally Engaged Digital Humanities/Digital Rhetorics
Join the team of scholars at MSU Digital Humanities! Find the full posting here. This is an academic-year, tenure-system faculty appointment to begin August 16, 2018. Applicants are expected to hold a Ph.D. in rhetoric & writing or in a closely related field or discipline. The successful candidate will demonstrate a promising scholarly trajectory anchored by culturally-engaged research in digital humanities/digital rhetorics (including digital publishing), experience or interest in grant-seeking, engagement in culturally-sustaining teaching practices, and evidence of promise or interest in local and national service and/or leadership. We favor candidates whose work engages with issues of rhetoric, culture, and…
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Virtual Reality (VR) Brown Bag Sessions
Come one, come all! If you’re hearing a lot about VR (virtual reality) lately and wondering how you might incorporate it meaningfully into your teaching, or you’re already using it in your teaching or research, this is for you. The Libraries and CAL will host demonstrations of our VR headsets (Vive and Oculus), and provide the snacks! The focus of the events will be on conversation between participants; the equipment will be used for illustration and to spur discussion. We are hoping to facilitate an academic community of practice around the uses of VR for teaching and learning. The first…
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Present at Locus: Social Media & Social Media Analysis! Proposals due 11/27
Please consider submitting a short proposal on ideas, works in progress, or completed work for this semester’s Locus talks series on December 7, 3-5pm! We are looking for presentations from anyone – faculty, students, staff – on topics relating to the theme of social media. Proposals to submit are due November 27 Social media comprise an important set of platforms for understanding the spread of information (along with mis/disinformation) on some of the most urgent social and political issues of the moment. Whether it is information sharing, the homogeneity or heterogeneity of social networks, issues of personal privacy, or concerns…
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MSUDH Hiring! Associate/Full Professor, Literary Studies & Digital Humanities
Join the team of scholars at MSU Digital Humanities! Find the full posting here. The Department of English at Michigan State University invites applications for a scholar, at the level of Associate or Full Professor, whose work connects literary studies and the digital humanities to critical diversity. This position is part of the College’s Critical Diversity in a Digital Age initiative, which will facilitate research programs, develop new curricula, and seek external funding for scholarship at the intersections of digital theory and practice with issues of social justice and human difference, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, ability, and religion.…
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Join the MSUDH Email List
Join the MSUDH Listserv for email updates about events and announcements on campus and beyond. Join the list at list.matrix.msu.edu/listinfo/msudh. Visit the listserv archive here.
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Fall 2017 Digital Humanities Workshops
We have some exciting workshops set up for this fall. We hope to see you there! September 7, 3:00-4:30pm, Getting Started in the Digital Humanities: Beginner Tools, find out more here September 28, October 19, 3:00-4:30pm, Experimental Design in the Digital Humanities, find out more here October 11, 3:00-4:30pm, Preparing and Exploring Local Public Data with Tableau, find out more here November 1, 3:00-4:30pm, Getting Started with Content Management Systems and Web Publishing, find out more here November 9, 3:00-4:30pm, Security and Privacy in Online Scholarship, find out more here November 15, 3:00-4:30pm, Crash Course in Research Data Management, find…
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Open Consultation Every Tuesday and Wednesday 2pm-3pm
Not sure where to get started on a digital scholarship project? Need help troubleshooting a new technology you’re using in your research? Wondering how you can use digital scholarship in your classroom? Join MSU Library experts at Open Consultation, every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1pm to 2pm, in the Main Library’s Make Central (2nd Floor West). This hour is perfect for folks just starting out on digital scholarship projects, as well as those that may have more advanced technical questions. We can help with GIS, data visualization, scanning and digitizing questions, content management and web design, and much more! We’re…
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DH Pizza Meetup for Undergrad Students
This is a monthly gathering for undergraduate students who are doing or interested in digital humanities. Anyone is welcome to join once or regularly. We will start with one undergrad student sharing informally about something they are interested in relating to digital humanities. After about 10 minutes, then the rest of the time will be left to the group to share their interests and work, and/or talk about the field and MSU DH generally. There will be soda and pizza provided. This gathering is meant to be informal, so even if you can only stop by for a few minutes,…
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Distant Reading/Graphesis Research Workshops, led by the English Department
Distant Reading/Graphesis Coordinators: Dr. Steve Rachman and Laura McGrath Find out more: english.msu.edu/graduate/research-workshops This workshop is for faculty and graduate students who wish to learn more about two important turns in literary studies and digital humanities: distant reading and graphesis. Over the two semesters of this academic year we will engage the techniques and theories operating behind these analytical approaches. This workshop will 1.) discuss current work in the fields of distant reading and graphical analysis, 2.) share examples of works-in-progress by scholars on and off campus, and 3.) introduce relevant technologies and programs (Voyant, Gephi, etc., tailored to the interests…
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Visualization Community Seminar Series
The Visualization Community Seminar Series is a place for anyone interested in visualization/data visualization to learn about emerging ideas, research and methods. Faculty, students, and community members are invited to attend sessions where an invited visualization practitioner(s) will share their research and methods. The goal of this seminar series is to build a community of practice around visualization that crosses disciplinary boundaries and techniques. Anyone with an interest in the topic of visualization is welcome and encouraged to attend! Feel free to bring your lunch. Seminars will take place from 12:00-1:00pm on 9/22 (in Library 3 West Real Classroom), 10/20 (in…
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DH Lunch Meetups for Grad Students
This is a monthly gathering for graduate students who are doing or interested in digital humanities. Anyone is welcome to join once or regularly. We will start with one grad student sharing informally about their work, whether in the classroom or in research. After about 15 minutes, then the rest of the time will be left to the group to share their work, discuss recent or upcoming conferences, and/or talk about the field and MSU DH generally. There will be soda and sandwiches provided. This gathering is meant to be informal, so even if you can only stop by for…
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Graduate Certificate
Students from across MSU have the option to earn a Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities. See the Curriculum page for further information.
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Events Calendar
Keep up to date on workshops, speakers, reading groups, and more by subscribing to the MSU DH Calendar. See the Events tab or subscribe directly here.
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HASTAC Scholars – Call for applicants
Digital Humanities in the College of Arts and Letters is pleased to support a number of HASTAC Scholars for the 2017-2019 academic years. Deadline for applications: October 3 Announcement of Award: October 11 Are you an undergraduate or graduate student engaged with innovative projects and research at the intersection of digital media and learning, 21st-century education, and technology in the arts, humanities and sciences? Would you like to join an international conversation about the digital humanities? If so, you are invited to apply for the opportunity to become a 2017-2019 HASTAC scholar. As a Scholar, you will represent Michigan State University in HASTAC’s prestigious,…
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All Day Work-a-thon/Co-Work! May 22
Summer Co-Working Day / Work-a-Thon Tuesday, March 7, 10am-5pm LEADR, Old Horticulture 112 There will be coffee and snacks available, plus pizza for lunch.Summer has begun, which means a time to relax… and a time to get some work done! Join us in LEADR for the day, May 22 (9am-5pm) to get some work done together. Bring whatever you’d like to work on, and there will be people available to provide assistance and/or to bounce around ideas. There will also be coffee, pizza, and various snacks to keep the energy up. Feel free to drop in for the whole day or…
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Endangered Data Week Comes to MSU
When data and open information are under threat, who’ll come to knowledge’s aid? Spartans Will. MSU Library is pleased to partner with Endangered Data Week to offer an exciting week’s worth of programming all about endangered data. Our sessions will cover what types of data are imperiled and equip you with practical skills to join efforts to preserve and ensure access to data. Our broad range of sessions will cover everything from creating your own metadata schemas, building digital communities, working with census data, and letting your representatives know how you feel about the unprecedented removal of information from government…
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Global DH Symposium (3/16-3/17) – Livestream Info
Join us at the Global Digital Humanities Symposium, in person at the MSU Union, or online via the livestream and at #msuglobaldh Follow the livestream at go.cal.msu.edu/globaldh Keynote speakers include Padmini Ray Murray (Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology) and Elizabeth LaPensee (Michigan State University). The full program and schedule is available here. For more information regarding the 2017 Global Digital Humanities Symposium, go to the website here.
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Open Consultations in the Library
Open Consultation is an office-hours type event that occurs every Thursday at 2pm in Make Central (2 West, Main Library). Faculty, students, and staff doing digital projects or work are invited to come brainstorm or get expert assistance. While we encourage you to come bring your work whenever you’re ready, we do have “themes” each week — so check out the schedule if you know you’ll need a particular expertise!