Using a universal design is definitely something that we should aim to do, such as: closed captions/ subtitles, audio description etc. We should definitely aim to be sensitive to everybody’s needs and be as inclusive as possible – this would be valuable for the digital humanities field in general, as the digital space has the ability to make…[Read more]

Utilizing a range of viewpoints, preferably from the source, is definitely erudite. I agree that including the voice of one indigenous scholar would not have solved the problem of Jacqueline Wernimont’s work. The flaw is with her approach, rather than her being the author. If she gave the platform to the “vanishing voices”, concomitantly h…[Read more]

Accessibility and engagement definitely have to be key qualities of our project, after all we want the audience to remember the exhibit and to do that it has to be educational yet fun. Also, it will help the general case/cause of the humanities to do so. Interactivity is key to achieving the aforementioned objectives, perhaps allowing users to…[Read more]

I definitely think that art should be integrated into our project – it would make the project more visually appealing and captivating. Sydney Ware’s artwork is lovely – it provides a softer and appealing contrast to it’s prison environment. Her work undoubtedly deserves digitization so that more people can see it. Also her work allows for ample…[Read more]

That’s an amazing idea! I didn’t realize that a class on Women and Incarceration was taught here but a collaboration or a conversation with members of said class would be fascinating!

I cannot comprehend the idea that future generations would possibly want to examine my physical diaries, notes and journals as a product of the past – posing as artifacts giving insights into an era gone. The reason this notion seems ludicrous is not because it couldn’t possibly happen but rather because I feel as if my personal writings are so…[Read more]

Frankly, it’s alarming to find out that Facebook’s license to use our “content” extends past one’s deletion of the content. What I find infuriating is that in privacy agreements there are several exceptionally invasive elements, however they are de facto concealed within the general word soup that is a privacy agreement. The idea that we agree to…[Read more]