Category Archives: Session Proposals

Proposals for unconference sessions from THATCamp participants.

Let’s Build an Edition!

Posted on April 8, 2016 by cforster

Related to my other proposal—a sort of general discussion of text encoding—I wonder if anyone would be interested in trying to put ideas about text encoding into practice by trying to imagine into existence a small mini-edition of some interesting but … Continue reading →

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All Variously Imperfect: The Problem of Representing Text Digitally

Posted on April 8, 2016 by cforster

I continue to be fascinated by the fundamental problem of representing texts—I’m thinking of literary texts in particular (and, lately, poetry, especially), and the many solutions (all variously imperfect) that people use. I have in mind all the various technologies … Continue reading →

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Collaborative World Building Using Wikis and Digital Maps

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Trent Hergenrader

Collaborative world building is a process by which students learn to think critically about social forces at play in a given place at a specific moment in history and how these forces influence the lived experiences of the people who … Continue reading →

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Proposal: Using Scalar with Media-Intensive Projects

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Sam Carter

Do you have research or archival finds that you’re ready to take online? Whether it’s making public a collection of objects or sharing a more developed project with others in your field, Scalar, a free and open-source online publishing platform, is one … Continue reading →

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