[Air-L] Reminder to submit by Friday, April 26: Africana: Digital Humanities Institute, May 28-June 11, 2019

[Gault, Erika D - (egault)]

We've been pleased with the interest and number of applications so far. There are a limited number of slots, so if you are interested in applying please remember to do so by the cutoff date.

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I am pleased to announce an upcoming Digital Humanities online workshop on data tools and digital methods in Africana Studies through our Center for Digital Humanities at the University of Arizona (see below). Please share and/or apply if you are interested. More information is available on our website at https://africanadhi.com. Feel free to email me with any questions.  Thanks!
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AFRICANA DHi

Call for Applications



DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA, A DIGITAL PROJECT, OR JUST WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DIGITAL TOOLS FOR DOING AFRICANA STUDIES WORK?

Africana DHi is a three week online workshop to be held from May 28- June 11, 2019 in association with the Center for Digital Humanities at the University of Arizona. During the DHi, which is supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Institutes in Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities grant and the CUNY Graduate Center Digital Humanities Research Initiative, participants will explore interdisciplinary, digital humanities research and teaching with DH scholars, develop core computational research skills through online workshops, and begin developing their own digital humanities projects. When participants complete the workshop they will become part of a growing network of distributed digital humanities research institutes, and their reflections will inform the publication of the Spring 2020 Special Issue of Fire!!!, the peer-reviewed digital journal for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).

Short courses—or “bootcamps”—that last anywhere from one day to two months are an increasingly popular way to offer intensive training in digital tools and skills over a short period of time; however, these courses are resource-intensive to run, require travel and financial support, and are rarely focused on Africana-centered approaches to the digital humanities. Africana DHi joins the growing list of conferences and summer bootcamps designed specifically for teaching methods and digital tools for the study of African Diaspora histories, cultures, and people.

We seek participants who are post-secondary researchers, professors, independent scholars, library or museum professionals. Applications that propose a specific project will receive first consideration. The workshop will include lessons and materials available on this website, but we will also rely upon each other to share information, skills and knowledge.

The ultimate goal of Africana DHi is to foster a network of practice in which participants build expertise as they work on their project and through their interactions with each other. Participants who complete the 3-week program will feel more confident in their knowledge of specific digital skills and in working with developers in defining and developing digital-based projects.

Applying

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  *   Commitment to fully participating in the three-week digital humanities institute and providing feedback to other participates;
  *   Demonstrated interest in and responsibility to Africana-centered “digital humanities community building” (This can be through a regional digital humanities group as a volunteer, as a post-doc in a university library, a visiting scholar at a liberal arts college, a faculty member creating a DH reading group, a curator or archivist at a historical society, library, or other humanities-oriented organization. Position title is not important. What is important is your ability to explain your responsibility or interest in building communities of DH practice in Africana Studies.);
  *   An articulation of a digital humanities project idea that you find interesting and would like to pursue or have already begun;
  *   An explanation of how you confront and overcome technical difficulties you have experienced in the past.

We are looking for participants who represent diverse digital humanities areas of interest (disciplines, methods, project-types), who work at a wide range of institutional types (universities, community colleges, libraries, archives, museums, historical associations), and who reflect an array of professional roles from graduate students to experienced faculty to librarians, administrators, museum curators, archivists, and more. An interest in Africana-centered digital humanities work is necessary. Ideal participants will be able to demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills and a willingness to confront and overcome frustration. No previous technical experience is required. Applications will not be evaluated based on familiarity with existing technologies, though we are happy to hear about your aspirations and the skills you would like to develop for future work.

Applications must be received by April 26, 2019. Applicants will be informed of their acceptance by May 6, 2019.

More information and application materials can be found here:http:/africanadhi.com<https://africanadhi.com/>or by contacting the Institute Organizer, Erika Gault at support at africanadhi.com

The Institute is supported by the Center for Digital Humanities at the University of Arizona, the Africana Studies Program in the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona, the Digital Humanities Research Initiative, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Erika D. Gault, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Africana Studies Program
University of Arizona
Learning Services Building | RM 229
1512 E. First Street, PO Box 210105
Tucson, AZ 85721-0105 -USA
www.africana.arizona.edu<http://www.africana.arizona.edu/>