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 environmental justice (such as rhetoric & food sovereignty, migration/immigration, environmental racism, land-based social justice issues, or culturally relevant environmental rhetorics) in relation to digital practice who can contribute to the College of Arts & Letters’ Critical Diversity in the Digital Age initiative (see cal.msu.edu/criticaldiversity ) through CEDAR, an infrastructure that embodies the Initiatives ethos of critical diversity and emphasizes creative openness rather than simple inclusion in pre-existing structures (cal.msu.edu/criticaldiversity/cedar), as well as bring their expertise to the Department’s signature graduate and undergraduate programs.

Review of applications will begin November 22, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should include: a letter expressing interest in this position and describing qualifications and experience; a current curriculum vitae; a summary of your experience with diversity in the classroom and/or in your past or planned research endeavors, any experience mentoring diverse students or community outreach initiatives, and an explanation of how you will advance our goals of inclusive excellence; and, the names and email addresses of three potential referees.

Contact Dr. Danielle DeVoss (devossda@msu.edu) with questions.

The Department of Writing, Rhetoric & American Cultures has a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas and encourages candidates from underrepresented groups. The College of Arts & Letters recognizes that only an academic and organizational culture, which actively seeks out and strengthens diverse voices and perspectives among its members, results in true excellence. We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. The College is particularly interested in candidates of all backgrounds who are committed to the principle that intellectual leadership is achieved through open access and pro-active inclusion.

Michigan State University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with disabilities. Job applicants are considered for employment opportunities and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.

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. Within the Department of English, this position will foreground literature’s singular ability to shape and critique ideas about our common humanity through the study of history, identity, belief, narrative,and other socially embedded imaginative forms. For a full description of the Critical Diversity in a Digital Age initiative, see cal.msu.edu/criticaldiversity.

The Department of English seeks a colleague committed to critical diversity and whose work bridges literary studies and the digital humanities in innovative, field-defining ways. Our new colleague will find faculty in the Department of English who foreground scholarly and pedagogical interest in critical diversity across many subfields, including literature, film studies, creative writing, popular culture, and English education. Our Department also features cross-field areas of study, such as black literature, film, and culture; empire and globalization studies; feminisms, genders, sexualities; film, visual culture, and digital media; modern, contemporary, emergent; and neuro-literary studies. We look forward to welcoming a scholar and teacher who will complement our strengths and help develop new directions, particularly in our literary studies program. This is an academic-year, tenure-system faculty appointment to begin August 16, 2018.

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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 out more here

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, feel free to do so!

The schedule for Fall 2017 is:

• September 13, 6:00-7:00, Make Central (2nd Floor West, Main Library)
• October 12, 6:00-7:00, Make Central (2nd Floor West, Main Library)
• November 13, 6:00-7:00, Make Central (2nd Floor West, Main Library)
• December 4, 6:00-7:00, Make Central (2nd Floor West, Main Library)

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 of participants).

For the distant reading portion of the Workshop, key questions include: Do literary genres possess distinctive features at all possible scales of analysis and to what extent can these features be measured? Should the DH practices associated with distant reading be considered as “science” or “humanities”? How can the techniques of distant reading be applied to questions of gender, class, race, or other problems of identity, representation, and diversity?

The graphic mediation elements of the workshop will deal with a growing array of visual forms of knowledge production and consumption as they intersect with literary forms, and we will be investigating the ways in which diverse fields such as graphic design, mathematics, geography, the natural sciences, rhetoric, and philosophy and disciplines of the digital humanities, rhetoric, art history, architecture, and media studies have transformed and will transform literary study. As with the distant reading parts of the workshop, we will be trying to think through these interdisciplinary questions in terms of critical diversity.

Fall Semester events [NOTE DATE CHANGES]. All events take place in Linton Hall, Room 120

• Meeting 1, September 14, September 19 4:30-6:00. Histories of Distant Reading. Reading, “Graphs” from Graphs, Maps, and Trees by Franco Moretti (full text available online through MSU Library); “A Genealogy of Distant Reading” by Ted Underwood.
• Meeting 2, October 19, October 17, 4:30-6:00. Graphical Analysis and Machine Reading. Reading: selections from “Graphesis” by Joanna Drucker (to be circulated via email), and from “Comparative Textual Media” by Katherine Hayles (full text available online through MSU Library).
• Meeting 3, November 16, November 14, 4:30-6:00. Computational Hermeneutics, Computational Trends with Andrew Piper (guest via skype). Reading, “Novel Devotions” by Andrew Piper. Tentative Voyant workshop.
• Meeting 4, November 30, December 5, 4:30-6:00. Presentation of Works in Progress

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 a few minutes, feel free to do so!

The schedule for Fall 2017 is:

• September 12, 12:00-1:00, Make Central (2nd Floor West, Main Library)
• October 16, 12:00-1:00, WIDE (301 Bessey)
• November 14, 12:00-1:00, LEADR (112 Old Horticulture)
• December 6, 12:00-1:00, College of Arts and Letters (Linton Hall, Room 9)

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, online community. Successful candidates will each receive a $300 scholarship or travel reimbursement from the Digital Humanities Program in the College of Arts and Letters each year for two years.

HASTAC (pronounced “haystack”), which stands for Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory, is an interdisciplinary, international network of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, as well as librarians, archivists, museum curators, publishers, and IT specialists. Members of the HASTAC community blog, host forums, organize events, and discuss new ideas, projects, and technologies that reconceive teaching, learning, research, writing and structuring knowledge. For more information about HASTAC Scholars and to see their discussion forums, please see the HASTAC Scholars website and also this page.

You need to apply via this application before you apply on the HASTAC Scholars website. This is how we know who we can fund and is required.

Successful candidates will:

• Remain in good standing with the university.
• Be an active participant in the Digital Humanities community at MSU by attending one or more events each semester related to the digital humanities, including workshops, speakers, socials.
• Frequently engage, according to your interests and abilities, in the discussions taking place on the HASTAC website, as well as related events taking place during the year.
• Between Sept. and May each year, contribute no fewer than two posts per semester to the HASTAC Scholars blog.
• Report your activities at least once a semester to the faculty or academic staff mentor assigned to you.

Applications will be evaluated based on the student’s activities in the areas of digital humanities technology, research, pedagogy and service to the community. Highly motivated students with limited exposure to the digital humanities are encouraged to apply. This opportunity is an excellent way to learn more about digital media and practices.

In the application, please answer the following the questions:

• Why do you want to become a HASTAC Scholar? What strengths, interests, and experience can you contribute to the HASTAC community?
• How will being a HASTAC Scholar support your current work (coursework, teaching, and/or research) at MSU?

Your application must include the name and contact information of a faculty or academic staff member willing to serve as your sponsor and mentor. Please also state your academic department and undergraduate/graduate status.

Send applications and recommendations as Word Documents to Kristen Mapes, kmapes@msu.edu, with “YOURLASTNAME-HASTAC APP” as the subject line. Applications are due no later than 5:00 PM, October 3, 2017.  Members of the CAL Digital Humanities Steering Committee will review applications, and the Scholars will be announced no later than October 11. Selected scholars should make an application at the HASTAC website by October 15. Details for that procedure will follow if you are selected.

Please email kmapes@msu.edu with any questions!