This poster presents a digital humanities study abroad program that brings undergraduate students to the UK to explore the intersections of technology, humanities, and the arts. Over four weeks, the students meet with curators, DH practitioners, and creatives. In addition to connecting students with professionals in the cultural heritage sector,…[Read more]

El profesional de la información actualmente ha sido ampliamente demandado para la gestión de revistas, la evaluación de la ciencia y la actividad científica. En Cuba la formación del profesional de la información se realiza en cuatro centros de educación superior dentro de los que se encuentra la Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas…[Read more]

Forest conservation is a very important concept across the world. It is not only crucial for climate change but also very critical for the survival of humanity. In Africa, forests have always been an important aspect of nature that is regarded with uttermost reverence and
care. Importantly, discussions on health, healthcare, culture, economics…[Read more]

Los argumentos de autoridad se basan en la idea de que una fuente de autoridad tiene un conocimiento especializado y confiable sobre un tema en particular. Este tipo de argumento busca establecer la validez de una afirmación o conclusión a través de la citación de una fuente de autoridad reconocida. Por ejemplo, en la ciencia, se utilizan arg…[Read more]

The introduction to a special issue of New Literary History titled “Culture, Theory, Data,” which explores the consequences of computation for cultural theory—and vice-versa.

The introduction begins by explaining how we came to a historical juncture where “culture” and “data” seem to be opposed terms. Then it offers some reasons for believing t…[Read more]

This white paper was used in part for a successful course development grant proposal from the Music Library Association. The resulting deliverable from the grant work was a 15-week syllabus and accompanying course materials, published as an open education resource on OER Commons (access at https://oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/104427). The…[Read more]

The NEMLA Music Librarianship Course working group developed a syllabus for a course that is centered around the principles of critical music librarianship with a particular focus on social justice and antiracist practices. This initiative is unique from general music librarianship courses offered in LIS programs currently, because we specifically…[Read more]

Los estudios sociales acerca del desarrollo comunitario en América Latina y el Caribe constituyen un campo científico que ha sido poco estudiado y delimitado. Los paradigmas euro centristas y de la colonialidad del saber han influido en la comu-nicación científica. La investigación tuvo como propósito delimitar la estructura del campo…[Read more]

Data plays an ever-expanding role in our daily lives: we collect personal data through smart watches, feed algorithms with clicks and shares, and platforms monetize our every move.
In this course, students will explore how data is collected, analyzed, and used, critique the systems of power that shape and are shaped by data practices, and…[Read more]

La formación de valores humanos ha sido uno de los aspectos priorizados por el sistema de educación superior en Cuba. La carrera de Ingeniería Automática de la Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Cuba, ha desarrollado una concepción sistémica de la educación sustentada en valores, sin embargo, no existen estudios que analicen s…[Read more]

Audiovisual archives in local television stations favor the processing and preservation of audio-visual information for his retrival. The peculiarities of the processing of audiovisual information on local television stations archives have been little addressed from the scientific production. In the methodological order, there is a…[Read more]

Digital Humanities has become a “hot” topic in academia over the last few years (as of 2012), primarily in research and scholarship. While many push forward into new realms of using technology to articulate cool findings, others at non research intensive universities are moving forward with engaging their undergraduate students in var ious for…[Read more]

This book brings together thirteen contributors from diverse backgrounds – mean and women born in Cameroon, England, Scotland, South Africa, Zambia. What they all have in common is years of service within their respective communities, working individually and within projects and programmes, with both young people and adults to build social c…[Read more]

In this essay, we examine the invisibility of pedagogical labor in digital humanities. We argue that the complexities of teaching DH require modes of instruction and effort that are unusual, uncounted, and undertheorized. Unlike publications or citation counts, it is difficult to quantify or to review. Why does DH teaching involve so much extra…[Read more]

In this essay, we illustrate how the European Summer University in Digital Humanities at the University of Leipzig (hereafter referred to as “ESU”) under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Burr has set forth a set of values that have built and continue to model a collaborative, communal, and compassionate future for higher education. We ide…[Read more]