Makers and non-makers
The quote that I have chosen: “I am not a maker. In a framing and value system is about creating artifacts, specifically ones you can sell, I am a less valuable human.” It’s a short quote, but it really sums… Continue Reading
Week 2
Reverse Engineering Analysis on Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Network
The project that I explored is the Six Degrees of Francis Bacon project. This project uses a statistical analyzing method to infer the social network of Francis Bacon, who was a British philosopher back in the 17th century, and presents the… Continue Reading
Georgetown Slavery Archives- An Attempt at Memory and Reconciliation
Georgetown University’s Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation initiative launched the Georgetown Slavery Archives in 2016, using the archives of the Jesuit university to educate, make reparations and acknowledge the labor and impact that African American slaves played in the creation and success… Continue Reading
The Rhythm of Food: a DH Project
Back in the old days before TikTok was prominent, people would use Google to search for recipes. In fact, so many people use Google to find their recipes that “Google search interest can reveal key food trends over the years.”… Continue Reading
Linked Jazz- Exploring Archives Through Linked Open Data
Linked Jazz is an initiative spearheaded by Director Prof. Cristina Pattuelli at the Pratt Institute School of Library Information Science. The project is primarily based in History and Jazz fields of academia, and the objective of the project is to… Continue Reading
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon
The “small world” phenomenon which states that regardless of how seemingly distant two people are, they can be connected by a relatively short chain of mutual friendships. There is a game which leverages this phenomenon called Six Degrees of Kevin… Continue Reading
DH Project: The forced migration of enslaved people in the United States 1810 – 1860
Introduction The goal of this project is to illustrate the changes in the forced migration of enslaved people through domestic slave trade routes over time. The site does a great job at providing short descriptions under each decade explaining why… Continue Reading
Analyzing DH projects- The Rhythm of Food
The Rhythm of Food is a project that allows users to view Google search trends(within the last 15 years) about food in an interactive, visual way. Created by members of Google News Lab and Truth & Beauty, the goal of… Continue Reading
Analyzing a DH Project — The Rhythm of Food
The Rhythm of Food is a DH Project created by Google News Lab and Truth & Beauty to visualize trends in google searches about food in the last 15 years. This project uses an interactive circular map to visualize popularity… Continue Reading
Data Mining and Vogue
Robots Reading Vogue is a digital humanities project launched by Yale University library, exploring the intersection of two seemingly disparate research interests — fashion and data mining. Because Vogue has a century’s worth of text, images and a well-digitalized online… Continue Reading
