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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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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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Photographic Imaging Techniques

Welcome to Mitchell from Classics at Queen’s! I’m interested in learning about new technologies and how people in others humanities departments are making use of them. I also would like to discuss some of the photographic techniques that have been … Continue reading

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Open Source vs. Commercial Software

We’re delighted to welcome Dr. George Bevan from Classics at Queen’s! For THATCamp I am interested in looking at tools for effective dissemination of Digital Humanities scholarship. How can large datasets, such a 3D volumes or interactive visuals, be effectively … Continue reading

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Paradoxes, Technology, and Academic History

Welcome to Tamarra from History at Queen’s: I would like to attend THATCamp because I am interested in the conservation of the humanities in a technological world. The significance of the humanities relies on its endeavour to remember fixed events … Continue reading

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