Africana Art Scholars

Back to Projects My courses in African American Studies (typically cross-listed with either Religion or Art History) culminate with project-based assignments that encourage students to delve more deeply into research for their final project and participate in their own knowledge production. Such projects also offer opportunities for students to engage with the digital humanities. In […]

American Excavations Samothrace

Back to Projects (Art History, ENVS, ECDS) Long running archaeological project on the island of Samothrace, Evros Prefecture, Greece led by Bonna Wescoat (Art History). Project Links https://democracyviewer.com  team members Bonna D. Wescoat, archaeology William Size, geology Vicki Hertzberg, statistics Michael Page, geography Ian Burr, 3D visualization John Halbert, game engine integration Publications https://wp.nyu.edu/archaeohub/publications/samothrace/

Democracy Viewer

Back to Projects Democracy Viewer is an open-access platform enabling citizens and scholars—without coding experience—to analyze large-scale textual corpora for change over time, from the full record of U.S. Congressional debates to any user-provided collection with time-stamped text. Project Links https://democracyviewer.com  team members Jo Guldi (Emory, Data and Decision Sciences)  Steph Buongiorno (Emory College)

Envisioning Baroque Rome

Back to Projects Project Links https:/library.soundingspirit.org team members Sarah McPhee Joanna Mundy Ian Burr John Halbert Nicole Costello Matthews Jasmine Cloud, external collaborator, University of Central Missouri Bud Roach, external collaborator, University of Toronto Others: https://www.baroquerome.org/about/#team Publications McPhee, Sarah. “Falda’s Map as a Work of Art.” The Art Bulletin 101, no. 2. 2019, 7-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043079.2019.1527632. […]

Sounding Spirit Digital Library

Back to Projects Project Links https:/library.soundingspirit.org team members Jesse P. Karlsberg (Emory, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship and Music Department) Meredith Doster (Emory, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship) Erin Fulton (Emory, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship; University of Kentucky, Music) Sara Palmer (Emory, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship) Sarah Dorpinghaus (University of Kentucky, UK Libraries) […]

Post45 Data Collective

Back to Projects The Post45 Data Collective peer reviews and houses literary and cultural data from 1945 to the present on an open-access website. Project Links https://data.post45.org/ team members The Editors Alexander Manshel, Associate Professor, McGill University J.D. Porter, DH Specialist, University of Pennsylvania Melanie Walsh, Assistant Professor, Information School at the University of Washington […]

OpenWorld Atlanta

Back to Projects OpenWorld Atlanta (OWA) is an interdisciplinary, cross-institutional research project that utilizes digital tools to collect, analyze, and disseminate data about Atlanta’s history and present. The OWA Research and Learning Hub connects various digital projects, neighborhood spaces, and community organizations by aggregating them into a single learning hub, creating opportunities for local and […]

Media Industries and AI Research Initiative

Back to Projects With the roll-out of artificial intelligence tools (AI) in all areas of the media industries, there is a growing need for scholarly analysis of the ways systems of automation, predictive analytics, and recommendation are transforming film, television, gaming, music, and other forms of digital entertainment. Media scholars have already begun to conduct […]

Mapping Senufo

Back to Projects Mapping Senufo is a born-digital publication and research platform that critically examines the data surrounding the arts and peoples labeled as “Senufo.” It surfaces the discrepancies between historical sources as well as long-held assumptions across art history, curation, and collecting. By foregrounding gaps and inconsistencies in the archive, the project enables us […]

Georgia Coast Atlas

Back to Projects The Georgia Coast Atlas project is a collaborative effort that redefines the traditional atlas by leveraging digital scholarship to explore the ecological and geographic dimensions of the Georgia coast. By blending various forms of digital media with scholarly content, the Atlas aims to create an engaging, accessible website that serves as a […]