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ADHC Talks (Live Online): Doing Digital History in a Pandemic and Other Crazy Ideas Online

Description

In 2020, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, Drs. Margaret Peacock and Erik Peterson decided to write a book and accompanying Digital Humanities site (http://deepersickness.com) that would explore the historical roots of the many crises shaping that year. In this talk, Peacock and Peterson will discuss the challenges they encountered in designing and implementing the Deeper Sickness DH site. This talk is geared towards tackling the concrete concerns that DH practitioners have when working on Historical topics that are both controversial and ever-changing.

About the Presenters:

Drs. Margaret Peacock and Erik Peterson are History professors at the University of Alabama. Peacock specializes in the History of Media and Propaganda and Peterson is an expert on the History of Medicine. Both Peacock and Peterson have graduate degrees in History and the sciences. They have published multiple books in their respective fields and have received national and university awards for teaching, research, and service.

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Date:
Friday, February 10, 2023 Show more dates
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Time Zone:
Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Event Type:
Workshop
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Categories:
  Digital Humanities Workshops     Research Data Services (Open Session)  
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Session Organizer

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Sara Whitver

Sara Whitver is Digital Humanities Librarian at The University of Alabama Libraries. Sara's doctoral research examines the concept of worldbuilding on social media platforms. Sara's scholarship is grounded in qualitative and mixed methods studies focused on teaching practices, transfer learning, accessible pedagogy, and worldbuilding. 

As the leader of the Alabama Digital Humanities Center, Sara is focused on reducing barriers for participation in digital humanities research by providing skills support and mentoring focused on open access software. Sara is currently working on research that explores the preservation and documentation practices of DH practitioners who work with emerging technologies such as VR and 3D modeling.

 

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