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Laurie Ringer deposited Cigar Box Fiddle 3: Assembled in the group
GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale on MLA Commons 7 years, 10 months agoAssembled cigar box fiddle. Fiddlin’ John Hutchison learned to play on a fiddle made from an Old Virginia Cheroots Tobacco box. In a taped interview he calls it a “cigar box.”
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Laurie Ringer deposited Cigar Box Fiddle 2: Disassembled in the group
GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale on MLA Commons 7 years, 10 months agoThe label is under the soundboard. Fiddlin’ John Hutchison learned to play on a fiddle made from an Old Virginia Cheroots Tobacco box. In a taped interview he calls it a “cigar box.”
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Laurie Ringer deposited Cigar Box Fiddle 1: Disassembled in the group
GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale on MLA Commons 7 years, 10 months agoFiddlin’ John Hutchison learned to play on a fiddle made from an Old Virginia Cheroots Tobacco box. In a taped interview he calls it a “cigar box.”
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoThere’s a special treat for readers of the PPJ Current this week (March 12-19). Dr. Stefan Sunandan Honisch will be guest curating content for the topic “Disability and the University: Beyond the Classroom, Beyond Reasonable Accommodation.”
“During my week as Guest Curator, I will share a variety of resources that draw attention to the…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoWe’re honored to welcome Amanda Fulford, Stefan Sunandan Honisch, and John Altmann as the Public Philosophy Journal’s very first Field Editors. They’ll be engaging as ambassadors to help serve communities working in several areas of education reform and social justice. Watch for exciting things to come!
We continue to welcome all to volun…[Read more]
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Amanda L. Watson started the topic CfP for MLA 2019 in Chicago: Literary/Historical Research Partnerships in the discussion
Libraries and Research in Languages and Literatures on MLA Commons 7 years, 11 months agoIn honor of the MLA Convention’s co-location with the American Historical Association’s annual meeting in 2019, this panel will feature short presentations by pairs or teams of literature scholars and historians who have worked collaboratively on research projects. We seek presentations of no longer than 15 minutes that address the challenges, met…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 11 months agoFor the PPJ’s 2018 New Engaged Scholars Program, Heather Stewart (PhD Student at Western University) is developing her project “No Tolerance for Intolerant Speech.” We’d be so grateful for folks to show their support by connecting with Heather and offering formative feedback via the PPJ Current’s comment forum. Thank you for any time you can…[Read more]
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Tea Rokolj started the topic CFP: European Studies Research Forum #alaac18 in the discussion
Libraries and Research in Languages and Literatures on MLA Commons 7 years, 11 months agoCFP: European Studies Research Forum
American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, June 21-26, 2018The ACRL European Studies Section will host its annual European Studies Research Forum at the ALA annual conference in New Orleans on Sunday, June 24th, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
The ESS Research and Planning Committee invites…[Read more]
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Brian Lennon deposited JavaScript Affogato: Programming a Culture of Improvised Expertise in the group
LSL Language and Society on MLA Commons 7 years, 11 months agoThis essay attempts a philological, meaning a both technically and socially attentive historical study of an individual computer programming language, JavaScript. From its introduction, JavaScript’s reception by software developers, and its importance in web development as we now understand it, was structured by a continuous negotiation of e…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh uploaded the file: Call for PPJ Field Editors to
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 7 years, 12 months agoIf you’re an activist or researcher interested in developing your peer networks and helping to organize and advocate for public groups working on an array of social justice issues, we’d love to connect! Learn more about the PPJ Field Editor role here: http://bit.ly/2E6MQxt.
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoCome one, come all! The PPJ Community is currently seeking Field Editors to collaborate with the Editorial Team and Board to create and nurture partnerships with public organizations working in several areas of social and political activism. Learn more, inquire, and please share: http://bit.ly/2E6MQxt
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Andrea Walsh deposited Agenda: Public Philosophy Journal 2018 New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoThe Public Philosophy Journal’s 2018 New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program, which officially kicks off on February 7th, is designed for doctoral students seeking guided, collaborative opportunities to develop early drafts into publishable content. This is the program agenda.
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoOur New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program officially begins next week! We can’t wait to collaborate with participants on developing their excellent project proposals into publishable, publicly engaged scholarship, as well as to support them as they map and advance their digital peer engagement networks. The tentative program agenda is…[Read more]
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Andrea Charise posted an update in the group
TC Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years agoHello everyone,
Here’s the CFP for the MLA forum “Medical Humanities and Health Studies” (guaranteed panel for MLA 2019). Please consider submitting or spreading the word:
Health Humanities and Digital Life
Short (10-15min) papers for guaranteed roundtable on health / illness / medicine / wellbeing and the digital realm. Diverse proje…[Read more] -
dirk schmidt deposited Automating Color-coding for Pronunciation-Guided Tibetan Text: Using regular expressions to generate HTML color codes for the four main sound profiles within central standard Tibetan in the group
Open Educational Resources on Humanities Commons 8 years agoReading is a complex and difficult skill. The main difficulty beginning readers face is learning which letters represent which sounds—and then getting used to those patterns by reading them, again and again, in different combinations and contexts. It takes practice to learn how to read. Research also shows that the easier reading is, the more l…[Read more]
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Andrea Walsh posted an update in the group
Public Philosophy Journal on Humanities Commons 8 years agoAs this Sunday, January 21st, marks the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March, we are honored to share this newly published documentary and essay by professor and award-winning filmmaker Alexandra Hidalgo.
Reflections on the Women’s March: A Place at the Table: h…[Read more]
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Brandon Walsh deposited In, Out, Across, With: Collaborative Education and Digital Humanities (A Job Talk) in the group
TC Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years agoThe 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]
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Andrea Walsh created the doc CFP: PPJ 2018 New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program in the group
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Andrea Walsh created the doc PPJ Editorial Advisory Board Kick-off Meeting Agenda in the group
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Shawna Ross deposited Manifesto of Modernist Digital Humanities in the group
TC Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years agoThe Manifesto of Modern Digital Humanities is an avant-garde statement regarding digital methodologies used by scholars of modernist literature and culture. Its experimental format uses handwritten HTML to mimic the typographical qualities of modernist literary manifestoes.
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