HIST 585 004. DSMS 700 001. Spring semester 2025.
Check the syllabus regularly for updates and changes.
Prof. Allen Tullos
Seminar meets Wednesdays 2:30-5:30
Emory Center for Digital Scholarship Conference Room
303 F Woodruff Library
Office hours: Monday 11:00-12:00 in 327 Bowden Hall. And by appointment at allen [dot] tullos [at] emory [dot] edu
This seminar offers an interdisciplinary introduction to digital technologies and their use in research and publishing in the humanities and social sciences. Mindful of historical-geographical contexts, this course surveys changing modes of digital production and dissemination of knowledge, along with critical perspectives on digital scholarship and new media. In addition to assigned readings and viewings, invited guests who are digital practitioners will demonstrate projects, research tools, software applications, and publishing platforms. In consultation with Prof. Tullos and staff of the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, students will work on a semester project and/or paper of their choosing that is appropriate to their areas of interest. No technical expertise or course prerequisites are required.
DSMS 700 is the core seminar for the Certificate in Digital Scholarship and Media Studies offered by the Laney Graduate School.
January 15: Introductions and Overview
Visit by Chase Lovellette, Digital Projects Specialist, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship. What is ECDS? What do digital centers do?
Be prepared to discuss a couple of websites and/or web projects that you find significant for your area of study. Also, offer initial thoughts about the sort of project, research paper, digital skill acquisition, or other scholarly digital activity that you are considering for your semester’s work in this seminar. Keeping a notebook or journal.
This spring, ECDS offers a series of free workshops for a variety of digital skills taught by our staff:
https://robertwoodrufflibrary.trumba.com/woodruff-library-emory-ecds
Of interest next week: Belvedere (Vienna) 2025 conference on the Art Museum in the Digital Age — Monday, January 20 through Friday, January 24. It’s free online, but requires registration. https://www.belvedere.at/digitalmuseum2025
January 22: Choosing Platforms for Projects — Exhibits and Tours
Visit by Dr. Joanna Mundy, Digital Projects Specialist, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS)
Browse: Emory OpenTour Builder
Examples of OpenTours
Omeka.net, ECDS online exhibits introduction
Readings on technology and growth:
Marc Andreessen, “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto” (2023).
Chantal Mouffe, “A Green Democratic Revolution” (2023)
Write (and print for class discussion): Approximately 300 words of commentary (compare, contrast) prompted by the readings.
Video Recording of Joanna Mundy’s presentation is available at
https://emory.zoom.us/rec/play/ktoQkxadnAITA7rv7RvWcqnq5f8GzwAEtRQdqMCmS3_OFlIxbezvuV_g9S_fUEHMKyuio-rKuxzPV4kp.S_Rt5XvEx6ivN9nL?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Femory.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FXDZAC2Az_pG6fcbiB3HbwZVmMPDa-QclSd2U2g2RSOCb2nxw2OI08rJhweIBr89c.LWFMSItImM2K_A5L
January 29:
Visit by Dr. Alex Cors, Senior Program Coordinator, ECDS.
Assignment:
Browse the Reviews in Digital Humanities series. Choose one project of interest and write 400-500 words of commentary that discusses both the project and the review. Print and bring to class. Also, be ready to talk very briefly about what you are envisioning for your semester project.
February 5:
Visit by Dr. Bailey Betik, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship. Working in WordPress.
Browse Debates in the Digital Humanities (2023). Choose one article of interest and write 400-500 words of commentary. Print and bring to class.
If time allows, we will continue to discuss semester projects.
February 12:
Visit by Dr. Jesse Karlsberg, Senior Digital Scholarship Strategist, ECDS.
The Readux platform and the Sounding Spirit project.
Continue documenting your ongoing work on your semester project in your seminar journal/notebook.
February 19:
Visit by Lauren Klein, Winship Distinguished Research Professor of English and Quantitative Methods, Emory. And Jay Varner, Lead Software Engineer ECDS. Presentation and discussion of Prof. Klein’s research, especially Data by Design.
Writing assignment: 300-400 words on your semester project and your progress so far. (Print and bring to class)
February 26:
Assignment: Browse articles in the Digital Humanities Quarterly. Choose one article and write a 400-500 word summary and critical assessment — print and bring to class. Also, be prepared to present and discuss a website of importance to your work, and offer examples of online data visualizations you find effective.
Ongoing assignment: Make entries into your seminar notebook about the work you are doing for your semester project.
March 5:
We will meet today in Woodruff Library 314 (classroom down the hall from ECDS).
Visit by John Morgenstern, Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian, Emory. Presentation on intellectual property and copyright. And answering questions related to your projects
Recommended today: Public Domain Symposium, Rose Library (10th Floor of Woodruff Library). Begins at 1:00. Thousands of works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. Each can now be freely copied, distributed, and adapted. Symposium participants will discuss how to use these new additions to the public domain in publication and teaching.
March 12: Spring Break week.
March 19:
Visit by Prof. Dan Sinykin, Department of English, Emory.
Writing assignment: 300-400 words on your semester project and your progress so far. (Print and bring to class)
March 26
Visit by Yang Li, Senior Software Engineer and Information Designer, ECDS.
Presentation of digital monograph platforms Manifold and Quire.
Assignment: work on semester projects.
April 2
Visit by Dr. Steve Bransford, Senior Video Producer, ECDS. Presentation on digital video production, ethnographic documentary, varieties of digital photography
April 9:
Visit by Jake Bograd-Denton, VP, Product Management, Two Sigma.
Artificial intelligence and humanities research.
April 16:
Visit by Prof. Jo Guldi, Professor Quantitative Theory and Methods, Emory.
Selected readings from Prof. Guldi’s book, The Dangerous Art of Text Mining
April 23: Presentations of Student Work
All final project materials due to Prof. Tullos on or before April 30 at 5:00 p.m. (This includes a copy of the journal you have kept of your semester’s work.)(see Grading).