Hi Leo!
For content creators, this is such an important tool. I remember once making a YouTube video and the hassle of dealing with copyright for music is just too much of a chore. Finding royalty-free music that fits the vibe you try to express in your video can be a challenge. In that sense, I love your idea. It aids in the creation of new…[Read more]

Hi Rhiannon!
I can’t say I’m a makeup person but I understand the feeling of having a question on social media being buried deep in the comments section. Your specific post is just a needle in a haystack- forget getting an answer from someone there. To have a dedicated platform for a specific niche like this- where you’re able to mingle and learn…[Read more]

Hi April!
Before reading this project proposal I had never heard of narrative medicine before. It’s a really interesting idea that to me makes a whole lot of sense- which is why I love your idea of The Patient Post. Overall, a detailed story of how a patient has dealt with an illness is providing the doctor with the maximum amount of i…[Read more]

Gärdebo makes it clear in the conclusion- “While more brief and immediate formats such as Twitter and blogs are potentially better suited to communicating and community building in times of anthropogenic change, this can be at the cost of clarity, continuity, and grappling with complexity.” (13) I love to use Twitter. Free engagement and inte…[Read more]

Hi Nicole and great work April! Emmett Till’s story is tragic and unfortunate of course but with regards to this digital archive I think it’s importance cannot be understated. At its core beats a yearning from its founders to raise awareness and educate on human rights. Never forgetting the darker moments of our history so that we can learn and p…[Read more]

Prof I love the map essay you linked about slavery and race in Frankenstein. I’ve gained so much context historically but also, as someone who (shamefully) hasn’t read this classic novel- the idea of Frankenstein being about racism and slavery was something I was aware of- but how deep it gets- discussing the Easter 1816 uprising in Barbados, or…[Read more]

Hi Cesar! Great job on your project analysis. Of course, the issue of the environment is so important today and to have a project like this is very beneficial for the education of the people of the fight for environmental change. The history of environmental activism within the state being so robust makes sense when all things are considered.…[Read more]

When performing, be it a play or a song, the performance is done in front of an audience. We look to perform for an audience- for a target group of people we are trying to communicate a message, idea, or image to. This applies beyond the arts- it can be a speech or a presentation. In my opinion, even when going off Warner’s definition of public, t…[Read more]

As Brenna says, “it’s really public!” There’s no listed project I’ve seen more perfectly geared to the times, nor is there one more perfectly geared to the message of being “public” than an archive of a community’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. I followed in Ziqing’s footsteps and visited the website right away too. It’s got a great, simple…[Read more]

Hey Jen! Great point! I guess the event itself might not be digital but the preparation certainly would’ve involved digital tools- in any case, this project does have online uses- first coming to mind would be the “archives and oral histories” along with the podcast mentioned in the post. Whether this is or isn’t “digital” public humanities…[Read more]

Hi Rhiannon! It’s been a while since I’ve thought about the Great Gatsby to be honest, and with your project analysis post reminding me that Fitzgerald wrote this in 1925 it’s even crazier to think about how close we are to that book’s 100-year anniversary. We are now just four years away from 2025- and of course that means this book is going to…[Read more]

There isn’t a more succinct or perfect way to communicate the point that comes to mind than how David Shumway writes it on page 8 (39) “It is not enough that our research is already in theory available, because its purpose and interest is not understood.” The “ivory tower” concept in question makes sense – insofar that it’s something I can underst…[Read more]

I love the word “interconnection” here. This idea is at the core of the definition and is emphasized in all readings- this main blog post, Stommel’s blog post (in both his definitions), and throughout Lubar’s rules. I think paywalls are a problem- especially within the topic of news media today, where these companies need to make money but in doin…[Read more]

I think you hit the nail on the head. Public academic work is immensely important- not just simply having the work as “available” but to have work that is legible to the public. The point of research is to learn. Making it possible for people beyond your field or community to understand your work allows greater opportunity for those ideas to tou…[Read more]

Digital Public Humanities starts with humans, yes, but it’s the word public that we have to consider for this definition. The concepts of Steven Lubar, from rules one through seven, revolve around the ideas of collaboration, community, or sharing. Best put in rule two, it’s about seeking a balance between expertise (in a subject) and being a tra…[Read more]