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27

Oct
2023

In Events of Interest
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By Tuka Al-Sahlani

Call for Participation: DHI Lightning Talks Fall 2023

On 27, Oct 2023 | In Events of Interest, Uncategorized | By Tuka Al-Sahlani

Are you working on a digital humanities project or query at CUNY? Then sign up to present your digital humanities project, research, or questions with students, faculty, and staff from across CUNY’s campuses

What: 9th Annual CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks

When: Tuesday, November 14th 2023

Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Where: Hybrid: Graduate Center Segal Theatre (1F) / Zoom

How to participate: In-person or synchronous Zoom options available

Lightning talks are informal, 3-minute / 3-slide presentations that offer a brief insight into your digital humanities project, research, or question. Projects at any stage–whether just beginning, in-development, or completed–are welcome! The audience includes a diverse community of engaged CUNY students and colleagues who are eager to hear about your project and offer feedback. 

As a presenter, you will have the option to either: 1) present live over Zoom or 2) join us in the Graduate Center’s Segal Theater (1F) to present in-person. We encourage you to participate in whichever way you feel most comfortable. For either option, please submit your slides by Tuesday, November 7th so we can add them to the event slide deck. Slides will be made available after the event on our CUNY DHI blog

We welcome first-time presenters, as well as those who have participated in past CUNY DHI Lightning Talks. Learn more about some projects and past presentations on the CUNY DHI website.

Following presentations, participants and attendees will have an opportunity to socialize and ask questions in a general discussion.

This event is free and open to all CUNY students, faculty, and staff

Sign up to present or attend using this form

Visit cuny.is/cunydhi for more info.

04

Apr
2023

In Uncategorized

By Lisa Marie Rhody

CUNY DHI Lighting Talks Switch to Virtual Format

On 04, Apr 2023 | In Uncategorized | By Lisa Marie Rhody

Today at 5:30 p.m. is our annual CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talk event. Originally, it was scheduled to be held as a hybrid event with in-person and remote presentations. However, we have had to make a last-minute decision to switch to an online format.

We hope that if you were planning to join us that you will continue to do so remotely. We will be sending out the Zoom link 30 minutes prior to the event, so if you had not already registered, you are able to do so until 5 p.m. tonight at https://cuny.is/dhi23-register.

Tonight’s event will be slightly less formal than it has been in the past, so if you have not had an opportunity to sign up to present but would like to do so, we can accommodate. You can either let us know when you register or reach out through a Zoom chat message to either Zach Lloyd or myself.

Again, apologies for the last minute change. You can see the original call that was posted to the CUNY DHI website and circulated through the Commons here: https://cunydhi.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2023/03/15/call-for-participation-dhi-lightning-talks-2023/.

We look forward to seeing you either tonight online or at future events.

15

Mar
2023

In Events of Interest
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By Zachary Lloyd

Call for Participation: DHI Lightning Talks 2023

On 15, Mar 2023 | In Events of Interest, Uncategorized | By Zachary Lloyd

Interested in digital humanities at CUNY? Have a project to share? Sign up to present your digital humanities project, research, or questions with students, faculty, and staff from across CUNY’s campuses

What: 8th Annual CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks

When: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Where: Hybrid: Graduate Center Segal Theater (1F) / Zoom

How to participate: In-person or synchronous Zoom options available

Lightning talks are informal, 3-minute / 3-slide presentations that offer a brief insight into your digital humanities project, research, or question. Projects at any stage–whether just beginning, in-development, or completed–are welcome! The audience includes a diverse community of engaged CUNY colleagues who are eager to hear about your project and offer feedback. 

As a presenter, you will have the option to either: 1) submit your slides and present live over Zoom or 2) join us at the Graduate Center’s Segal Theater to present your slides in-person. We encourage you to participate in whichever way you feel most comfortable. For either option, please submit your slides so we can add them to the event slide deck. Slides will be made available after the event on our CUNY DHI blog

We welcome first-time presenters, as well as those who have participated in past CUNY DHI Lightning Talks. Learn more about some projects and past presentations on the CUNY DHI website.

Following presentations, participants and attendees will have an opportunity to socialize and ask questions in a general discussion.

This event is free and open to all CUNY students, faculty, and staff. 

Sign up to present or attend using this form

30

Nov
2021

In Uncategorized

By Param Ajmera

Recap: Slides from the CUNY DHI Lightning Talks 2021

On 30, Nov 2021 | In Uncategorized | By Param Ajmera

Thank you all for a great Lightning Talks event! It was wonderful to hear about all the brilliant projects happening at CUNY. Here’s the list of presenters and the slide deck from the event!

Wendy Barrales (Graduate Center), “Searching for Mami & Abuelita: Exploring Testimonio in a Women of Color Archive”

Jonah Brucker-Cohen (Lehman College), “Human Error”

Patrick Smyth (Graduate Center), “Iota School”

Zach Muhlbauer (Graduate Center), “Discord Educational Toolkit: Instructional Design for Networked Learning & Digital Community”

Kristine Riley (Graduate Center), “Countermapping the Humanities”

Atilio Barreda II (New York City College of Technology + Graduate Center), “Embedded Humanities in Data Systems”

Matthew K. Gold (Graduate Center), “Manifold”

Lisa Rhody (Graduate Center), “Digital Humanities Research Institute”

Please join our CUNY Academic Commons group for to keep up with the digital humanities community at CUNY.

19

Oct
2021

In Uncategorized

By Leanne Fan

Call for Participation: CUNY DHI Lightning Talks 2021

On 19, Oct 2021 | In Uncategorized | By Leanne Fan

Interested in digital humanities at CUNY? Have a project to share? Sign up to present your digital humanities project, research, or questions with students, faculty, and staff from across CUNY’s campuses

What: 7th Annual CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative Lightning Talks

When: Friday, November 19, 2021 

Time: 4:30 to 6:00 PM

Where: Zoom (link will be sent by email to registered participants)

How to participate: Synchronous and asynchronous options available

Lightning talks are informal, 3-minute / 3-slide presentations that offer a brief insight into your ongoing digital humanities project, research, or question. The audience includes a diverse community of engaged CUNY colleagues who are eager to hear about your project. You will have the option to either: 1) submit your slides and present live over Zoom or 2) send in a recording of your presentation. We encourage those who cannot attend the meeting to participate asynchronously by choosing the latter option. Slides will be made available after the event on our CUNY DHI blog

We welcome first-time presenters, as well as those who have participated in past CUNY DHI Lightning Talks. Learn more about some projects and past presentations on the CUNY DHI website.

Following presentations, participants and attendees will have an opportunity to socialize and ask questions in breakout groups.

This event is free and open to all CUNY students, faculty, and staff. You are not required to present to participate, but an RSVP (using your CUNY email) is necessary in order to receive the Zoom link for the event. Sign up to present or attend using this form by Friday, November 12

 

22

Nov
2019

In Uncategorized

By Filipa Calado

Lightning Talks 2019 Recap

On 22, Nov 2019 | In Uncategorized | By Filipa Calado

Hello Members of the CUNY Digital Humanities Initiative,

Thank you for a great event last month! The 2019 Lightning Talks: Building a Digital Humanities Community was exceptional, bringing together digital researchers from nine different CUNY colleges.

We loved hearing about all of your projects, and we hope you will keep us updated at future GCDI events.

Attached is a copy of the event program, and a link to the master slide deck.

27

Jan
2017

In Uncategorized

By Mary Catherine Kinniburgh

NYCDH Week 2017: GC Events + Workshops

On 27, Jan 2017 | In Uncategorized | By Mary Catherine Kinniburgh

The GC and NYCDH Week 2017

The Graduate Center is excited to host one of New York City’s largest digital humanities events of the year: the inimitable NYCDH Week! Hosted at institutions across New York City from February 6th to February 10th, NYCDH Week features workshops, events, and meet-up opportunities for people interested in digital work.

The GC is excited to host the week’s kick-off gathering on February 6th, which includes a day of project presentations, roundtables, and a keynote by our very own Dr. Stephen Brier, who is receiving the inaugural NYCDH Award for his contributions to the digital humanities community.

In addition, we’ll be hosting workshops at The Graduate Center all week, and have posted the events specifically at our institution below. We invite you to register in advance to ensure your spot, and to check out the full lineup (over 30!!!) of city-wide workshops at the NYCDH Week website.

NYCDH Week Workshops at the GC

“Machine Learning: A Primer”

February 8th, 10:00-12:00pm
Room C196.05
taught by Achim Koh

Description:

In recent years we have seen words related to recent developments in computer science and technology, like machine learning, artificial intelligence or neural networks, be used increasingly in diverse fields of research and of the society in general. This workshop will survey basic concepts of machine learning. No specific background is expected. The goal is to provide some vocabulary with which one can get a sense of what these computational methods are about. In addition, we will also survey existing machine learning-related resources that one can explore to learn further; the resources will address technical understanding as well as critical thinking about the many implications of the technology.

Register: http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/machine-learning-a-primer/

“Physical Computing 101 with Arduino”

February 8th, 6:30-8:30pm
Room 9206
taught by Mary Catherine Kinniburgh

Description:

Join us for this absolutely no-experience necessary workshop to introduce you to the basics of using Arduino, an open-source hardware and software prototyping platform, so you can begin to consider and develop your own projects. In this course, we’ll use critical experimentation as a way to think about interactivity in our computational world.

Register: http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/physical-computing-101-with-arduino/

“Introduction to Information Security”

February 9th, 6:30-8:30pm
Room C201
taught by Patrick Smyth

Description:

This workshop will cover issues of data security. What does it mean for data to be “secure”? What is data encryption? How might you begin to protect yourself from data surveillance, reconsider data storage, and think about personal privacy in an age of internet research? This workshop is designed for someone who has never really thought of data security as a humanities scholar but who might want to consider where to begin.

Register: http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/introduction-to-information-security/

“Social Network Analysis for Humanities”

February 10th, 10:00-12:00pm
Room C196.05
taught by Alexander Nakhimovsky

Description:

Present the basics of Social Network Analysis (SNA): graphs, metrics, filtering, grouping; introduce NodeXL, Excel-based tool for SNA; do a couple of examples: (characters in Les Miserables; wordnet).

Register: http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/social-network-analysis-for-humanities/

….and we have to add a GC Digital Fellow alumna round! Our very own Michelle McSweeney will be teaching two mapping workshops up at Columbia University’s Studio@Butler. Tell her we say hello!

“Introduction to Mapping with QGIS”

February 7th, 3:00-5:00pm
Studio@Butler, Columbia University
taught by Michelle McSweeney and Dare Brawley
Register: http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/introduction-to-mapping-with-qgis/

“Making Maps into Webmaps with Leaflet.js”

February 8th, 1:00-3:00pm
Studio@Butler, Columbia University
taught by Michelle McSweeney and Dare Brawley
Register: http://dhweek.nycdh.org/event/making-maps-into-webmaps-with-leaflet-js/

03

Oct
2016

In Uncategorized

By Mary Catherine Kinniburgh

Call for Lightning Talks: CUNY DHI 2016

On 03, Oct 2016 | In Uncategorized | By Mary Catherine Kinniburgh

Call for Lightning Talk Presentations

“CUNY DHI 2016: Building a Digital Humanities Community at the City University of New York.”
Monday, November 7th, 6:00-8:30pm
Ninth Floor Breakout Rooms, Rooms 9204/9205/9206/9207
The Graduate Center, CUNY

Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until October 21st (or until all presentation slots are filled).

After last year’s success, CUNY DHI and GC Digital Initiatives invite participation at the second annual “CUNY DHI: Building a Digital Humanities Community at the City University of New York.”

This event features a series of

  • lightning talks on digital projects from across the CUNY campuses,
  • Presentations from graduate student winners of Provost’s Digital Innovation Grants,
  • a reception to follow for discussion and networking.

How to get involved

CUNY faculty, graduate students, and staff are invited to submit proposals for lightning talks of no more than 5 minutes (with no more than 3 slides) on projects that highlight ongoing, current, and recent work in the digital humanities. We welcome all disciplines and even encourage presentations that include undergraduate participation. Groups may present collaboratively or individually.

Please check out our recap from last year for an overview of the types of projects and initiatives that have been featured previously: cuny.is/cunydhi2015.

To submit your lightning talk for consideration, please fill out this brief form to share a little more information with us (no abstract required!): https://goo.gl/j71U1B. Once you have submitted the form, we will contact the email address provided with further details.

Last year, we had eight of the CUNY campuses represented across presenters, and this year we are hoping for even more! For specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lisa Rhody, Deputy Director of Digital Initiatives at lrhody@gc.cuny.edu or Javier Otero Pena, GC Digital Fellow at joteropena@gradcenter.cuny.edu.

Thank you for your interest in participating, and we look forward to seeing you there!

This event is sponsored by CUNY DHI and GC Digital Initiatives.

08

May
2015

In Uncategorized

By Erin Glass

Program for MEDIA RES #1: lightning talks by NYC graduate students on DH projects

On 08, May 2015 | In Uncategorized | By Erin Glass

2:00 – 3:30 pm, Friday, May 8th, 2015

CUNY Graduate Center, Room C415A

 HASHTAG: #NYCDH

 

SPEAKERS:

 

ROUND ONE

 

Jeffrey Binder

English – Graduate Center

The Distance Machine: Expectation and Surprise in the Navigation of Digital Collections

 

Julia Fuller

English – Graduate Center

Recovering Victorian Iconography, Reframing the Dissertation: A DH Project in Progress

 

Erin Glass

English – Graduate Center

Affordances of Writing Technologies

 

Collin Jennings

NYU – English

Too Big a Tale: Old and New Forms of Magnitude for Representing the Past

 

Jojo Karlin

MALS/English – Graduate Center

TwitterBot Thoughts

 

ROUND TWO

Mary Catherine Kinniburgh

English – Graduate Center

Mapping the Deep and the Digital: Place Names in the Icelandic Outlaw Sagas

 

Grace Afsari-Mamagani

English – NYU

Digital Spatiality and the Politics of Blackness

 

Jesse Merandy

English – Graduate Center

TBA

 

Aaron Plasek

English/History – NYU/Columbia

Fail Better: On Algorithmic “Transparency” as Critical Procedure

 

ROUND THREE

 

Christy Pottroff

English – Fordham

Mapping the Mail: from Archive to Neatline

 

Jonathan Reeve

English – NYU / Columbia

MACRO-ETYMOLOGICAL TEXTUAL ANALYSIS

an application of language history to literary criticism

 

Patrick Smyth

English – Graduate Center

DH Box: A Digital Humanities Laboratory in the Cloud

 

Chris Vitale

MALS – Graduate Center

TANDEM

 

14

Apr
2015

In Events of Interest
Uncategorized

By A.L. McMichael

Evaluating, Valuing, and Promoting Digital Scholarship

On 14, Apr 2015 | In Events of Interest, Uncategorized | By A.L. McMichael

The GC Digital Initiatives, CUNY DHI, and the GC Digital Fellows invite you to join us for a panel and discussion on Evaluating, Valuing, and Promoting Digital Scholarship.

It will be on April 21, 2015 at The Graduate Center in Room 9204 from 6:30-8:30 pm. Note: the event will be livestreamed.

Digital resources and methods are deeply embedded in academic research. However, processes for evaluation, peer review, and assessment projects that include digital scholarship have not kept pace with the technological and methodological changes that have altered research practices in many academic disciplines. Often, those not directly involved in digital projects are hesitant to use and assess them, especially if they are not familiar with the theoretical basis for a particular digital undertaking. In addition, digital work tends to be collaborative and interdisciplinary, offering new challenges for measuring the contributions of individuals. This panel is for both the enthusiastic and the skeptical, speaking both to those interested in creating and presenting digital work and those wishing to better understand and assess the digital scholarship of their colleagues.

Steven Jones, Professor of English and Co-Director, and Co-Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, Loyola University Chicago, “Welcome to the Interdiscipline”

Sonia K. González, MPH, DPH candidate in the CUNY School of Public Health, and Assistant Program Officer, Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate, “There’s an App for That, But Does It Work? Development of the Evaluation of a Sexual Health Mobile-Based App”

Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, Visiting Assistant Professor and Deputy Executive Officer, MA in Liberal Studies, The Graduate Center, CUNY, “Digital Digs: Training Archaeologists and Evaluating Digital Archaeology in the 21st Century”

Chris Allen Sula, Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute, School of Information & Library Science, “Methods, Disciplines, and Evaluating Scholarly Work in the Digital Humanities”

Amanda Visconti, PhD, University of Maryland, Literature and Digital Dissertation Fellow at Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), “Assessing Digital Humanities Dissertations: How to Plan, Track Progress, and Evaluate Work that Doesn’t Develop in Chapters”

A.L. McMichael, PhD candidate in Art History and GC Digital Fellow at The Graduate Center, CUNY, will be panel moderator. The panel will include brief talks by the digital scholars followed by discussion and audience questions.

This event will be Livestreamed! Click here for more information.

This event is co-sponsored by the the Futures Initiative, the New Media Lab, the ITP Certificate Program, and the Futures Initiative. It is free and open to the public. The Graduate Center is located at 365 Fifth Avenue, NYC.

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