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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · 7d

#MSUDH #DH folks ‼️
 The MSU Museum and MSU Multicultural Center invite you to continue the conversation with Beyond Borders: Oral History with Dr. Fredrick Luis Aldama.This will take place this Friday at the Multicultural Center from 5-6:30pm.
 Register here: inclusion.msu.edu/events/10032...

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · 7d

#MSUDH #DH folks ‼️
 The MSU Museum in collaboration with the MSU Multicultural Center presents Beyond Borders: A Conversation with Dr. Fredrick Luis Aldama at the Communications, Arts, & Sciences building room 145 from 5-6:30pm tomorrow (10/2/25)!
 Register here: inclusion.msu.edu/events/10022...

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · 19d

Reminder: The Call for Proposals (CFP) for #MSUGlobalDH (April 13-17, 2026) is now open and due October 15 in your timezone! Get those proposals in #DH folks! #digitalhumanities

Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Call for Proposals (CFP) for #MSUGlobalDH is now open and due the 15th of October, 2025! See more at msuglobaldh.org/call-for-pro... 1/2

Call for Proposals – Global Digital Humanities Symposium 2026

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Anuj Gupta @mettalrose.bsky.social · 29d

Free, open-access PDF to our article: academyforeducationalstudies.org/wp-content/u...

#AILiteracy #HigherEd #Pedagogy #RhetComp #DH #TechComm

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Aug 27

#MSUDH #DH folks ‼️ The Global Digital Humanities Symposium has now opened their call for proposal (CFP)! Proposal submission is due by midnight (your time zone) on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

About Global DH Symposium: msuglobaldh.org

Join the conversation: @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social

Global Digital Humanities Symposium 2026 – 13-17 April 2026 | Virtual and In-Person

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Aug 27

#MSUDH #DH folks ‼️ The Grad Arts Fellow Talk is next week on Thursday from 6-8pm. Artist and teacher Hailey Becker will give a brief talk about her series of art instillations in the Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL).

About the talk: bookings.lib.msu.edu/event/15016636

Artist Talk: “Where the Light Gets In” - Engaging the Community About Tree Removals on Campus

Artist and researcher Hailey Becker (Art, Art History and Design and Forestry) will give a brief talk about her series of art installations marking the removal of trees on campus...

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Justin Wadland @justnland.bsky.social · Aug 13

THATCamp is happening in the DSL next week! It's always a fun way to kick off the new academic year.

DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Aug 5

We would like to invite you and your colleagues to join us for the annual Digital Humanities THATCamp, taking place on Thursday, August 21st from 8:30AM - 3:00PM in the Digital Scholarship Lab of the MSU Main Library (Second Floor, West).

Register below!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

DH@MSU THATCamp - Aug 21, 2025

DH@MSU is hosting THATCamp, a free in-person event this August targeted at MSU faculty, staff, and students for a few reasons: 1. To bring people back together after the summer 2. To introduce new fo...

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Aug 5

We would like to invite you and your colleagues to join us for the annual Digital Humanities THATCamp, taking place on Thursday, August 21st from 8:30AM - 3:00PM in the Digital Scholarship Lab of the MSU Main Library (Second Floor, West).

Register below!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

DH@MSU THATCamp - Aug 21, 2025

DH@MSU is hosting THATCamp, a free in-person event this August targeted at MSU faculty, staff, and students for a few reasons: 1. To bring people back together after the summer 2. To introduce new fo...

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · May 9

Another opportunity! Museum Computer Network (MCN) in Minneapolis, MN is now accepting proposals until Monday, June 9th. This year’s theme, “Resilience and Resonance,” considers how we navigate constant change in a rapidly shifting world.

For more information: mcn.edu/annual-confe...

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · May 9

Proposals are due next Friday, May 16th!

DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · May 9

#MSUDH #DH folks‼️The Call for Proposals for Digital Pedagogy Institute 2025 is now open! DPI 2025 will be taking place online August 12-14th, 2025 with no registration fee.

Call for proposals: uwaterloo.ca/digital-peda...

More info: uwaterloo.ca/digital-peda...

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Apr 29

While at MSU, she was awarded the University's top teaching award, the Excellence-in-Teaching Citation in 2022, and received the Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate in Spring 2024.

Welcome, Titi!

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Apr 29

Titi completed her Bachelors and Masters studies at Capital Normal University in China and received her PhD in German Studies from Michigan State University in 2024.

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Apr 29

#MSUDH #DH folks‼️We are proud to welcome Tianyi "Titi" Kou-Herrema as our new Digital Humanities Research Coordinator! We are excited about the knowledge and care she will bring to the DH@MSU and broader DH community 🌟

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Apr 15

Registration: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Spring 2025 DH@MSU End of Year Celebration - Share out

DH@MSU Spring End of Year Celebration Wednesday, April 23rd 3:00-5:00pm Main Library, Green Room, 4th Floor West There will be an opportunity to share from a conference you presented this semester, a...

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DH@MSU @dhmsu.bsky.social · Apr 15

#MSUDH #DH folks‼️Join us for a last hurrah of the school year next week.

Watch some presentations, eat some snacks, and mingle with your DH community! Hope to see everyone there!

Wednesday, April 23rd, 3-5PM
Location: MSU Main Library, Green Room (4th Floor West)

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 8

Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla discusses the subject of her 2019 #MSUGlobalDH Keynote about the Borderlands Archives Cartography (BAC) project seen at bacartography.org

Slide shows title Borderlands Archives Cartography (BAC) bacartography.org. A picture below of Maira Álvarez and Sylvia Fernández presenting in 2019. Bullets on the other side of slide say:
*Started in 2017, as an independent and autonomous digital humanities project
*Created as Graduate Students: Maria Álvarez and Sylvia Fernández Puictures of publications and maps are below the bullets.

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 8

Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla mentions another scholar who says that "Stereotypes are incomplete stories, but they are told as the only story." Calls out for minimal computing for border contexts. #MSUGlobalDH

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 8

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 8

@schuyleresprit.bsky.social discussing "Future Proofing the Caribbean Digital" Why Future Proofing?
1) There are Caribbean people in the future
2) The digital provides spaces for play, fugitivity, opacity
3) Code and narrative generate the same space of freedom- imagine communities and possibilities

Why Future Proofing?
1) There are Caribbean people in the future
2) The digital provides spaces for play, fugitivity, opacity
3) Code and narrative generate the same space of freedom- imagine communities and possibilities

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Romain Delaville presents his research on racial bias in facial recognition. Slides shows how he connects systemic racism to scientific racism of the past. #MSUGlobalDH

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Livia Clarete showcases their research in social media misinformation during flooding in Southern Brazil and Uruguay in 2024. Slide shows their methodology in the study.

Methodology
1 - Identifying Fake News: 55 Unique Stories
*News & Fact checking agencies
*Government reports and announcements
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2 - Data Collection (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok)
*Fake News Online Keyword Search
-417 posts
-55 Unique Stories
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3 - Data Analysis
*Post Metrics + Content + Comments
- Post Content
- Metrics
-2239 User Comments

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Livia Clarete showcases their research in social media misinformation during flooding in Southern Brazil and Uruguay in 2024. Slide shows their methodology in the study.

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Noting that Justin, Yuri, and Jonathan work at the Digital Scholarship Lab (on the 2nd Floor, where posters will be and tomorrow's Open Space discussions will take place) on this project with @dhmsu.bsky.social #MSUGlobalDH

Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Justin Wadland, Yuri Cantrell, and Jonathan Barber discuss the Project Incubator program in lightining talks at #MSUGlobalDH

Projects Supported
*16 Total Projects
*Project Types:
**Digital Exhibits
**StoryMaps
**Mapping
**Text Analysis
**DIgital Editions
**Linked Open Data
Shows picture of Potowatami Star Map by Blaire Morseau and Adventures, Friends and Witnesses by Crystal Van Kooten

Results of a survey (8/13 projects responded )How much did Project Incubator help you advance your project
*Significantly -3
*Moderately - 3
*Somewhat - 1
*Minimally - 1

Whats the status of your Project Incubator
*Completed and Maintaining: 0
*Launched and Continuing to work on it: 4
*Still in Development: 1
*Not actively working on it, but intend to return to it in the future: 2
*Not actively working on it and uncertain about future: 0
*Other: 1

Limitations of the Program:
*Time Contraints - Lack of time was a major challenging in continuing projects
*Phase Transitions: Some requested more structure during Phase 2
*Extra Training Needs: More hands-on training for specific tools or larger conversations for selecting platforms
*Support Gaps: Lack of support from new institution or department for their project
*Post-Incubator Sustainability: Desire for continued support, explore funding, & progress check-ins

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Justin Wadland, Yuri Cantrell, and Jonathan Barber discuss the Project Incubator program in lightining talks at #MSUGlobalDH

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Global DH Symposium @globaldhsymposium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Xuening Kong showing results of her (freshly minted!) PhD research. Using Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling to address research questions. #MSUGlobalDH

Background information
My research:
*Chinese migrants to the U.S. - Mexico borderlands in the first half of the 20th century
*The Chinese migrants engaged non-state agencies to survive and settle down in a foreign land
**An important agency: mission churches
*'What's diaspora' (on Miriam-Webster Dictionary)
*a: the Jews living outside Israel
*b: the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland
Includes a sepia toned picture of a large group of asian people in front of a mission

Research Questions:
*How did the mission churches give impacts on the Chinese migrants' lives? What did the churches do? >topic modeling
*How did the Chinese migrants comment on the role(s) of mission churches in their diasporic lives? >sentiment analysis

Qualitative Research
*The mission churches effectively fostered a harmonious connection between Christianity and Chinese culture for Chinese borderlanders.
*Social welfare embraced by religious groups
**On the U.S. side: Racial exclusion
**On the Mexican side: warfare and instability
*English courses, etiquettes and even Chinese culture.
**An example: Mother "Fanton" giving English names to Children in San Diego
Includes a sepia toned picture of a small group of asian adults and children in front of a doorway.

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