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In and Beyond Western NC, Cartoon Asheville Supports Teaching, Research

You never know where a digital humanities project will start – or end up. What starts as a project to engage students could also grow up to be a unique research archive for historians. While teaching at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, David Dry had an idea: use “this day in (local) history” bits to engage … Continue reading “In and Beyond Western NC, Cartoon Asheville Supports Teaching, Research”

Elections of Officers for 2023-24

It’s time to elect new officers and executive board members to lead the organization in 2023-24! If you are on the DHC-NC listserv, you’ll receive information about the nomination and election processes and a link to the nomination form. All interested people may express interest in being nominated to serve. You may, and are encouraged … Continue reading “Elections of Officers for 2023-24”

Spring 2022 DHC-NC Institute

The Spring 2022 DHC-NC Institute will be hosted virtually by UNC Charlotte on Thursday, April 21st and Friday, April 22nd. This two-day institute will begin with a day of virtual presentations and will end with a virtual plenary session and in-person meetups throughout North Carolina. Pre-recorded lightning talks will be shared with registrants the Monday … Continue reading “Spring 2022 DHC-NC Institute”

DH as Faculty Professional Development: a Conversation with Candace Bailey, Collie Fulford, and Kathryn Wymer

There are longstanding relationships between Duke University and North Carolina Central University in many academic endeavors, but a particularly fruitful partnership has emerged between the two institutions as they have collaborated on digital humanities practices and projects. Since 2016, the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) at Duke has worked with a series of NCCU … Continue reading “DH as Faculty Professional Development: a Conversation with Candace Bailey, Collie Fulford, and Kathryn Wymer”

NCSU’s OPEN Incubator on Text Analysis

Open Canvas diagram from Mozilla’s Open Leaders training program.

Image: A tool we relied on to prepare the participants was the Open Canvas, a quick resource to clarify the project idea and community needs/contributions. The Open Canvas is adapted from the Lean Canvas and is also part of the Mozilla’s Open Leaders training program. The OPEN (Open Project Engagement Network) Incubator is a program … Continue reading “NCSU’s OPEN Incubator on Text Analysis”

An Interview with Digital Black History’s Olivia Dorsey Peacock

Olivia Dorsey Peacock defines herself as a creative technology professional. As a family historian, she has been researching her family’s ancestry for over a decade. As a web developer, she creates family history websites and blogs. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with … Continue reading “An Interview with Digital Black History’s Olivia Dorsey Peacock”

Fall 2020 Institute Reflections

ECU’s Digital Innovation and Scholarship in Social Sciences and Humanities (DISSH) Hosted the Fall 2020 Virtual Digital Institute of the Digital Humanities Collaborative of North Carlina (DHC-NC).  Last week’s DHC-NC institute brought new ideas, people, and projects to the DHC-NC community. Each offered particular perspectives and approaches to answer the call of Digital Humanities in … Continue reading “Fall 2020 Institute Reflections”