The text of the job talk that I gave for my position as Head of Graduate Programs in the Scholars’ Lab at the UVA Library. The talk argued that the position as advocate for graduate students and facilitator of collaborative DH pedagogy required a person to think in terms of prepositions. Such a position requires making connections across the…[Read more]

Reflections on the value of co-teaching, particularly in a digital humanities context, pitched at administrators who might be thinking about arguments for or against such a heavy investment of their resources while developing a digital humanities program. The overall argument is that co-teaching allows the teaching of DH to more directly mirror…[Read more]

This course considers literary experiment instigated by the Internet and exercised on both analogue and digital platforms. When we think of “hacking,” we frequently think of solitary computer programmers in dark rooms. But hacking also implies a culture of profane disruption that closely mirrors developments in literary experimentation over the…[Read more]

This course considers literary experiment instigated by the Internet and exercised on both analogue and digital platforms. When we think of “hacking,” we frequently think of solitary computer programmers in dark rooms. But hacking also implies a culture of profane disruption that closely mirrors developments in literary experimentation over the…[Read more]

Syllabus for an introductory writing course for first-year students based around a particular topic. Concentrated work in composition with readings in which students write at least four revised essays in addition to completing several exercises emphasizing writing as a process. Stress on active reading, argumentation, the appropriate presentation…[Read more]

Syllabus for an introductory writing course for first-year students based around a particular topic. Concentrated work in composition with readings in which students write at least four revised essays in addition to completing several exercises emphasizing writing as a process. Stress on active reading, argumentation, the appropriate presentation…[Read more]

ENWR 1510 is a writing seminar designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of academic
prose. We cover a number of writing topics in class, including the crafting of arguments,
methods of brainstorming and revision, approaches to research, and the principles of good style.
Like other classes in academic writing at the University of…[Read more]

This workbook provides a brief introduction to digital text analysis through a series of three-part units. Each unit introduces students to a concept, a tool for or method of digital text analysis, and a series of exercises for practicing the new skills. In some cases, studies of particular projects are presented instead of tools in the third…[Read more]

This workbook provides a brief introduction to digital text analysis through a series of three-part units. Each unit introduces students to a concept, a tool for or method of digital text analysis, and a series of exercises for practicing the new skills. In some cases, studies of particular projects are presented instead of tools in the third…[Read more]

This workbook provides a brief introduction to digital text analysis through a series of three-part units. Each unit introduces students to a concept, a tool for or method of digital text analysis, and a series of exercises for practicing the new skills. In some cases, studies of particular projects are presented instead of tools in the third…[Read more]

The paper discusses how using collaborative writing projects can offer a more inviting and inclusive mode for teaching digital humanities methodologies and praxis. Recentering assignments from focusing on technological implementation to focusing on writing projects about that work can help lower the barrier for entry in DH while still introducing…[Read more]

The paper discusses how using collaborative writing projects can offer a more inviting and inclusive mode for teaching digital humanities methodologies and praxis. Recentering assignments from focusing on technological implementation to focusing on writing projects about that work can help lower the barrier for entry in DH while still introducing…[Read more]