Digital Scholarship Specialist @UMichLibrary aspiring radical archivist | mother of waffles | she/her | mostly @tophkat@hcommons.social
Michigan, USA
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We had a great #DouglassDay at UMich this year! More details in the article and the DS@UM website. Looking forward to 2026! 👀✨ digitalscholarship.umich.edu…
Read out our annual Douglass Day transcription event in the @michigandaily. Students transcribe historical documents and learn about foodways at annual Douglass Day celebration: myumi.ch/1bDJy
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Resource Amplification: Four free COVID tests in the US available now through the end of th year. covidtests.gov/
The next Graphic Possibilities Wikidata edit-a-thon is coming up on October 10th!! Continuing our 🗺️50 States of Comics Initiative, we are partnering with the Ohio State University and focusing on comics published in Ohio. Register here: forms.gle/mbLKnYKZUcCmmGyA7
This is a great chance to dip your toes into the world of Linked Data. We'll also have a talk from the incomparable Will Kent from @[email protected] at noon!
More info @ graphicpossibilities.hcommon… 👀
Thanks for the spotlight, @KCommons_org! It was wonderful to design a course that centers student interests while pushing them to develop as professionals. (And shoutout to @kmapesy for her help in its development!)
The topic of this next course is near and dear to our hearts. ❤️ Check out @tophkat's approach to teaching a digital humanities capstone course here: buff.ly/4djxWBn
ALT Seafoam green flyer with dark green lettering that reads "DH 450 Digital Humanities Capstone Syllabus by Kate Topham."
Day 3 of #MSUGlobalDH STARTING NOW!! 🎉 Join us on the livestream at go.cal.msu.edu/globaldh & view the full schedule here: msuglobaldh.org/schedule/#we… 👀
more info - hcommons.social/@msuglobaldh
The livestream is back after our Project Showcase with our Multilingual Praxis in DH. join us @ go.cal.msu.edu/globaldh
HAPPENING NOW - Join #MSUGlobalDH for a discussion between our keynote speakers moderated by @elotroalex go.cal.msu.edu/globaldh
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The Global Digital Humanities Symposium hosted by the #MSULibraries and @msucal is currently underway!
Registration is now closed, but folks are encouraged to join the fun virtually via the YouTube livestream: go.cal.msu.edu/globaldh.
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Today's the day! #MSUGlobalDH Day 1 starts at 2:30 pm EDT. Join us on the livestream at go.cal.msu.edu/globaldh & view the full schedule here: msuglobaldh.org/schedule/
See you soon!! 💃🎉
Transcribing a letter from Frederick Douglass recounting his visit to Parliament for #DouglassDay. Names are by far the hardest thing to transcribe!
Excited to be helping run #DouglassDay in the Digital Scholarship Lab @msulibraries today!
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Today I noticed that the Folger's Shakespeare Library softcovers look suspiciously like cans of LaCroix. Here is a 🧵of pairings, starting with A Midsummer Night's Dream and a lovely can of fizzy lemon water.
ALT A book cover with mottled yellow and green background and a cursive font in navy that says A Midsummer Night's Dream
ALT An 8-pack box of LaCroix, a mottled yellow color with black script reading LaCroix LEMON
So honored to review this excellent project! One of my all time favorite @MSUGlobalDH presentations.
Pacific Virtual Museum (@digitalpasifik), a project fostering accessibility to the cultures of the Pacific, directed by @timoslimo, Taputukura Raea, and @TheUluNation, reviewed by @tophkat reviewsindh.pubpub.org/pub/p… #ReviewsInDH
In other news, the #GraphicPossibilities Wikidata Edit-a-thon is TOMORROW, Oct 10th. We're partnering with University of Illinois and focusing on comics published in Illinois. More info & register here: graphicpossibilities.hcommon… @JulianChambliss #msudh
The Global DH Symposium CFP Deadline has been EXTENDED! Proposals are now due 22 October, 2023, midnight in your timezone.
Read the CFP and submit here:
English - msuglobaldh.org/call-for-pro…
Español - msuglobaldh.org/call-for-pro…
Opportunities for travel funding are available to in-person presenters. More details here:
msuglobaldh.org/call-for-pro…
Looking forward to next week's #GraphicPossibilities @wikidata Edit-a-thon & Workshop! We'll be working with data about bronze-age comics and comics published in Michigan! Learn more & register: graphicpossibilities.hcommon… @huffythescholar @JulianChambliss
Thanks so much everyone 💜 we did it!! See you next year, #MSUGlobalDH
Aaaand...that's a wrap for #msuglobaldh 2023! Thanks to all presenters, attendees, planning committee @msulibraries staff, student workers, volunteers and all who made this amazing event happen! To next year!