Monthly Archives: February 2013

Computer Vision, Robotics, and AI In an OpenSource Box

Kevin studies Computer Engineering at Queen’s and will join us at THATCamp: I am a big user/creator and general fan of technology and I want to listen and learn about how people in a very different discipline interact with and … Continue reading

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Free Software, Free Culture and Getting To Know Humanists

Henry joins us from Mathematics at Queen’s! I’d like to understand more about the humanities side of “digital humanities”, since I feel that I have more understanding of the digital part than the humanities part. My background: I’ve done a … Continue reading

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Public Engagement and The Web’s Role in History

Ryan is an independent researcher in History and Medieval Studies who will join us for THATCamp! As a grad student transitioning from a background in Medieval Studies into research that examines how historians can engage the public through digital and … Continue reading

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Looking Under the Paint

Ian will join THATCamp from Classics at Queen’s: With an interest in multi-spectrum photograph and reflectography I have been able to apply these techniques to the fields of archeology and art conservation. Coming from the photography side, I am hoping … Continue reading

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Session Proposals Due Soon!

There’s one week left until THATCamp QueensU, and session proposals have been coming in! Remember that proposals are due on Tuesday, February 5th. The Session Proposals page contains full instructions for how to submit your proposals and all registrants will … Continue reading

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Session Proposal: La machine à tweets

“…whenever computer mediated communications technology becomes available to people anywhere, they inevitably build virtual communities with it” -Howard Rheingold Social media is everywhere in 2013. More and more people are carrying around mobile platforms, tools which are giving them the … Continue reading

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Cultural Citizenship and Immersive Technologies

May will join us from Cultural Studies at Queen’s! I’m a PhD candidate in Cultural Studies at Queen’s. My dissertation deals with the uses of interactive and immersive technologies in Canadian museums, and more specifically, how cultural citizenship happens through … Continue reading

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Tech Revolutions and Medivalists in DH

Laura from History and Classics at Queen’s will be joining the conversation! I’d love to hear from other disciplines in the humanities about how technology (and its speed of change) is affecting their work or studies. I would love to … Continue reading

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More From Queen’s Archives (With a Side of Lego Mashups)

Jeremy will be joining us from Queen’s Archives! I am interested in the relationship between digital humanists and archives, and how archivists can better assist in the preparations and proposals for digital humanities projects. I have been an archivist at … Continue reading

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Digital Initiatives and Archives

A very warm welcome to Heather from Queen’s Archives! I work as an archivist at Queen’s and we are involved in a number of digital initiatives and humanities projects. I am interested in hearing what others have to say on … Continue reading

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