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How Did They MakeThat
For Undergraduate Projects
by Tiffany Chan
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This post is based on Miriam Posner's original and . Like its inspiration, this
post introduces Digital Humanities newcomers to arange of projects and what tools or technical knowledgethey might need to know to make them. This list isnot exhaustive.
This post is also intended for undergraduates, usingexample projects done by undergraduates or involvedundergraduate work and/or collaboration.
"How DidThey Make That?" the video
What's in here?
A 3D modelDigital exhibitMapping projectTimelineDigital editionLong-form, media-rich narrativeComputer-aided text analysisData visualizationLinks to more resources
3D Model: What Jane Saw
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
Alternatives
A 3D reconstruction of an 1813 portraitureexhibit attended by Jane Austen.
to model the space so youcan "hang" paintings in their spots (see
on "About" page).
SketchUp
video
"Getting Started with Sketchup"
Modellers also use , , Video game software
for for
Maya Rhino Blender
CRYENGINE "Off The Map"Minecraft "Hullcraft"
Janine Barchas (faculty), Michelle Lawrence-Carlin, Megha Vaidya,Nick Kinnaird, Katie Tiller et al. (students)University of Texas at AustinUndergrad collaboration through
and programsUndergrad Research
Apprenticeship LAITS Student Technology Assistants
Digital Exhibit: Goin' North
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
Alternatives
Exhibit-archive of oral history interviews,images, newspaper articles and other primarysources about the .Great Migration
, but you can also use ( )
Optional: , coding to customizehow the site displays
Omeka.orgOmeka.net full comparison
HTML CSS
Programming Historian tutorialOmeka for Millenials
I've used for a before but I'd still recommend Omeka.
WordPress.org virtual exhibit
Jannecken Smucker and Charles Hardy (faculty), Robert Bennett,Kristine Geiger, William Hostmann, et al. (students)
West Chester University
Collaborative effort between of undergraduateand graduate students.
two classes
Map:Mapping Mrs. Dalloway
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
Get fancy
A project that maps each character's walkingroute in , along with briefdescriptions and analyses of significantevents during those walks.
Mrs. Dalloway
iMap Builder
is free and easy.
by U Waterloo Libraries
Google My MapsYouTube tutorialPDF tutorial
(used with Omeka) (e.g. )
NeatlineArcGIS Michael DeGroot's project
Adam Erwood, London Lamb, Jasmine Perrett, Anjaly Poruthoor,and Manoj VangalaGeorgia Institute of TechnologyCollaborative project by students in Dr. Kathryn Crowther's"Literary London" course
Timeline: History of GWG Plant
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
Get fancy
A timeline chronicling the history ofEdmonton's Great Western Garment Company(later a plant).
Timeline.js
Written tutorialVideo tutorial
for more control over how thetimeline's points displayCombine the timeline with a map using
Timeglider
Timemap.js
Dylan BlakeUniversity of AlbertaAssignment done for 1st Year Nicholas Van Orden's English course
Digital Edition:Yellow Nineties Online
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
A digital archive of , related19th-century periodicals, and a wealth ofcontextual material (biographies, reviews, etc.)
The Yellow Book
: markup language for scholarly editing or : I like the
uber-lightweight
TEIXSLT XML publication system
TEI Boilerplate
A TEI editor: is popular;
Introduction to the practice of markupTEI by example
oXygen try others Dennis Denisoff & Lorraine Janzen Kooistra (principal editors),plus a great deal more collaborators and research assistants
Ryerson University, Toronto
-sponsored CDH undergraduate internshipAlternativesNot the proper way to do it, but can
depending on what you want.Scalar do
in a pinch
Long-form, Media-Rich Narrative:"We Are/We Have Always Been"
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
A multi-linear, multimodal history (1970-2000) of LGBT experiences at Bryn MawrCollege that includes interviews, photographs,and documents.
—multimedia authoring platformOptional: web coding ( , ,
) for customization
ScalarHTML CSS
JavaScript
HASTAC Scholars webinar"So You Want to Publish YourAcademic Work"More Scalar webinars
Brenna Levitin
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
Internship with at the Tri-Co Digital Humanities AlbertM. Greenfield Digital Center for the History of Women's Education
Computer-Aided Text Analysis:He Do the Police in Different Voices
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
An analysis of different voices in using a custom algorithm, among other
techniques.
The WasteLand
A custom algorithm adapted fromexisting plagiarism detection and textsegmentation techniques.
There are . It'seasy to start with (no codingrequired): see and .
many kinds of textual analysisVoyant Tools
documentation tutorialsBrook, Hammond, Hirst, and the class of ENG287 "The Digital Text"University of Toronto
with instructorsUndergraduate class collaborationGet fancy
or other tools in or Code something in or MALLET DiRT TAPoR
Python R
Data Visualization:Searching for Residential Schools
What it is
What you'd need
Get started
An analysis of (Canadian) Google searchtrends for "residential schools"—who issearching and why?
To publish: , Google Trends
Github Pages Start Bootstrap
from UCLA's DH101Tools to try:
using :
Intro to Visualization
Tableau PublicGoogle Fusion TablesPalladio
Network analysis GephiDemystifying networksGephi tutorial (PDF)
Ryan PickeringCarleton University, Ottawa
Assignment for ( ), taught by"Crafting Digital History" #hist3907bShawn Graham
More Resources
The original plus "How Did They Make That?" video
DH Tools for Beginners
DH101: Intro to Digital Humanities
Introducing Digital Humanities Work to Undergraduates:An Overview
UVic DHum on Twitter