Stewart Varner
@stewartvarner.bsky.social
Managing Director, Price Lab for Digital Humanities at Penn
Morning person, bike guy.
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Morning person, bike guy.
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Join us! The Wolf Humanities Center invites applications for a 2025–26 Graduate Research Assistant position that provides a stipend and full support. Open to dissertation-level Penn students in the humanities whose work pertains to "Truth." Apply by March 19.
wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/graduate-res...
wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/graduate-res...
February 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join us! The Wolf Humanities Center invites applications for a 2025–26 Graduate Research Assistant position that provides a stipend and full support. Open to dissertation-level Penn students in the humanities whose work pertains to "Truth." Apply by March 19.
wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/graduate-res...
wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/graduate-res...
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What's in an anthology? @jdporter.bsky.social, Price Lab DH Specialist, & @fredner.org (with assistance from David McClure & the @stanfordlitlab.bsky.social) built a relational database of all 464 authors & 3,374 works published across the ten editions of the Norton Anthology of American Literature.
December 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM
What's in an anthology? @jdporter.bsky.social, Price Lab DH Specialist, & @fredner.org (with assistance from David McClure & the @stanfordlitlab.bsky.social) built a relational database of all 464 authors & 3,374 works published across the ten editions of the Norton Anthology of American Literature.
Dream Lab is open to everyone but has been designed especially to serve graduate students and early-stage scholars aspiring to be teaching faculty, research librarians, museum professionals, and archivists. Read course descriptions & register here: web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/20...
2025 Courses
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December 6, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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The Price Lab is hiring! We are seeking applications for a new Associate Director of Digital Research in the Humanities. Read more about the position and apply at bit.ly/WorkAtPrice. #hiring #dh #digitalhumanities
October 21, 2024 at 4:36 PM
The Price Lab is hiring! We are seeking applications for a new Associate Director of Digital Research in the Humanities. Read more about the position and apply at bit.ly/WorkAtPrice. #hiring #dh #digitalhumanities
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Creative Coding, taught by the always inspiring @samplereality.bsky.social, is a really fun introduction to creative ways to collaborate with technology on artistic and critical projects. Learn more here: web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/cr...
March 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Creative Coding, taught by the always inspiring @samplereality.bsky.social, is a really fun introduction to creative ways to collaborate with technology on artistic and critical projects. Learn more here: web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/cr...
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We're getting excited about Dream Lab 2024 (June 10-13 @ Penn) & we'll be highlighting the courses & instructors over the next few weeks. Up first is Advocating for Community: Data Collection & Visualization led by Jennifer Garcon, Emily Esten, & Cassandra Hradil!
Register:
bit.ly/DreamLab2024...
Register:
bit.ly/DreamLab2024...
March 5, 2024 at 5:08 PM
We're getting excited about Dream Lab 2024 (June 10-13 @ Penn) & we'll be highlighting the courses & instructors over the next few weeks. Up first is Advocating for Community: Data Collection & Visualization led by Jennifer Garcon, Emily Esten, & Cassandra Hradil!
Register:
bit.ly/DreamLab2024...
Register:
bit.ly/DreamLab2024...
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Registration for Dream Lab 2024 is open!
Dream Lab is a week-long digital humanities training opportunity hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and designed to help humanists become more confident and thoughtful users, creators, and critics of digital technology.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
Dream Lab is a week-long digital humanities training opportunity hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and designed to help humanists become more confident and thoughtful users, creators, and critics of digital technology.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
January 17, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Registration for Dream Lab 2024 is open!
Dream Lab is a week-long digital humanities training opportunity hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and designed to help humanists become more confident and thoughtful users, creators, and critics of digital technology.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
Dream Lab is a week-long digital humanities training opportunity hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and designed to help humanists become more confident and thoughtful users, creators, and critics of digital technology.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
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Music genres with the suffix “core” on Pitchfork: a thread
*abstinence-core*
Ex: "He seems humbled by his interactions with younger rappers in the wake of the abstinence-core of KOD and the schoolmarmish “1985 (Intro to The Fall Off).”"
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
*abstinence-core*
Ex: "He seems humbled by his interactions with younger rappers in the wake of the abstinence-core of KOD and the schoolmarmish “1985 (Intro to The Fall Off).”"
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Music genres with the suffix “core” on Pitchfork: a thread
*montage-core*
Ex: "Call it “sync-indie” or “montage-core” or, more accurately, corporate rock."
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
*montage-core*
Ex: "Call it “sync-indie” or “montage-core” or, more accurately, corporate rock."
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Music genres with the suffix “core” on Pitchfork: a thread
*post-munchkin-core*
"It could be heard, too, as a more tuneful take on the post-munchkin-core of Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan."
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
*post-munchkin-core*
"It could be heard, too, as a more tuneful take on the post-munchkin-core of Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan."
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
January 8, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Music genres with the suffix “core” on Pitchfork: a thread
*abstinence-core*
Ex: "He seems humbled by his interactions with younger rappers in the wake of the abstinence-core of KOD and the schoolmarmish “1985 (Intro to The Fall Off).”"
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
*abstinence-core*
Ex: "He seems humbled by his interactions with younger rappers in the wake of the abstinence-core of KOD and the schoolmarmish “1985 (Intro to The Fall Off).”"
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
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Come live in Atlanta! Come work with a bunch of great folks! One more week to apply for this #AIAINetwork postdoc, aimed at humanities PhDs who use, critique, historicize, theorize, or otherwise engage with AI in their work.
Big news over here in the #AIAINetwork: we're hiring a 2-year postdoc! If you work at the intersection of AI and the humanities, and would be happily housed in the
Emory English department, then this job is for you! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/136528
Emory English department, then this job is for you! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/136528
January 8, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Come live in Atlanta! Come work with a bunch of great folks! One more week to apply for this #AIAINetwork postdoc, aimed at humanities PhDs who use, critique, historicize, theorize, or otherwise engage with AI in their work.
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New episode of the Price Lab Podcast with former Price Lab Fellow, Joel Lee, is available everywhere you listen to podcasts!
December 6, 2023 at 7:18 PM
New episode of the Price Lab Podcast with former Price Lab Fellow, Joel Lee, is available everywhere you listen to podcasts!
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Really excited to see this piece go up on Public Books!
"...romance is the juggernaut of contemporary literature, standing out from all other genres in its sheer scale and in the wild diversity of its subgenres."
www.publicbooks.org/genre-jugger...
"...romance is the juggernaut of contemporary literature, standing out from all other genres in its sheer scale and in the wild diversity of its subgenres."
www.publicbooks.org/genre-jugger...
November 10, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Really excited to see this piece go up on Public Books!
"...romance is the juggernaut of contemporary literature, standing out from all other genres in its sheer scale and in the wild diversity of its subgenres."
www.publicbooks.org/genre-jugger...
"...romance is the juggernaut of contemporary literature, standing out from all other genres in its sheer scale and in the wild diversity of its subgenres."
www.publicbooks.org/genre-jugger...
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Hannah Tardie of the Temple maker space is hosting a 🌈💫📻 radical Electronics Faire in April, and she's looking for "humanities-based paper presentations that examine an electronic object, artwork, practice/community/scene, infrastructure, protocol, interface, manufacturing process, network..." !!
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November 10, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Hannah Tardie of the Temple maker space is hosting a 🌈💫📻 radical Electronics Faire in April, and she's looking for "humanities-based paper presentations that examine an electronic object, artwork, practice/community/scene, infrastructure, protocol, interface, manufacturing process, network..." !!
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Great talk in the Lab yesterday from Dan Calacci (currently @ Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy) about algorithmic management, digital wage theft & supporting gig workers' right to understand how they get paid. Learn more about their work here: www.dcalacci.net
November 7, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Great talk in the Lab yesterday from Dan Calacci (currently @ Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy) about algorithmic management, digital wage theft & supporting gig workers' right to understand how they get paid. Learn more about their work here: www.dcalacci.net
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Save the date!
Dream Lab 2024 will take place at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia June 10-13, 2024.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Registration will open early 2024.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
Dream Lab 2024 will take place at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia June 10-13, 2024.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Registration will open early 2024.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
November 2, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Save the date!
Dream Lab 2024 will take place at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia June 10-13, 2024.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Registration will open early 2024.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
Dream Lab 2024 will take place at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia June 10-13, 2024.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Registration will open early 2024.
web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/
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Call for Applications: I been honored to serve on the jury for the Just Tech Fellowship for 2 years now, going into my 3rd. The fellows we've been able to support are out here changing the world, and SSRC has been taking real good care of them. Are you next? www.ssrc.org/programs/jus...
October 26, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Call for Applications: I been honored to serve on the jury for the Just Tech Fellowship for 2 years now, going into my 3rd. The fellows we've been able to support are out here changing the world, and SSRC has been taking real good care of them. Are you next? www.ssrc.org/programs/jus...
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On November 8, Join the Penn Libraries and the Price Lab for Digital Humanities for "A Day of Digital Publishing & Quire," a deep dive into digital scholarly publishing featuring Quire, Getty’s free & open-source publishing tool.
12-5pm
Kislak Center, 6th Floor
www.library.upenn.edu/events/day-d...
12-5pm
Kislak Center, 6th Floor
www.library.upenn.edu/events/day-d...
A Day of Digital Publishing & Quire
Join the Penn Libraries and the Price Lab for Digital Humanities for a deep dive into digital scholarly publishing featuring Quire, Getty’s free and open source publishing tool.
www.library.upenn.edu
October 26, 2023 at 6:31 PM
On November 8, Join the Penn Libraries and the Price Lab for Digital Humanities for "A Day of Digital Publishing & Quire," a deep dive into digital scholarly publishing featuring Quire, Getty’s free & open-source publishing tool.
12-5pm
Kislak Center, 6th Floor
www.library.upenn.edu/events/day-d...
12-5pm
Kislak Center, 6th Floor
www.library.upenn.edu/events/day-d...
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Save the date! On February 14, 2024, Price Lab and Penn Libraries Research Data & Digital Scholarship will celebrate Douglass Day and help transcribe Frederick Douglass’s Correspondence from the Library of Congress.
More details coming soon!
More details coming soon!
October 26, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Save the date! On February 14, 2024, Price Lab and Penn Libraries Research Data & Digital Scholarship will celebrate Douglass Day and help transcribe Frederick Douglass’s Correspondence from the Library of Congress.
More details coming soon!
More details coming soon!
In the Hall of Flags. Honestly I was expecting more flags. There's maybe 8 in here.
October 25, 2023 at 3:46 PM
In the Hall of Flags. Honestly I was expecting more flags. There's maybe 8 in here.
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Looking forward to an afternoon or digital publishing w/ Penn Libraries on 11/8. Lunch & panel discussion to of Quire from the Getty and Manifold from CUNY & U. of Minnesota Press. Stick around for a deeper dive in Quire. More info & a link to registration: pricelab.sas.upenn.edu/events/day-d...
Price Lab for Digital Humanities
The Price Lab is the University of Pennsylvania's center for innovative uses of technology in the study and teaching of history, art, and culture.
pricelab.sas.upenn.edu
October 24, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Looking forward to an afternoon or digital publishing w/ Penn Libraries on 11/8. Lunch & panel discussion to of Quire from the Getty and Manifold from CUNY & U. of Minnesota Press. Stick around for a deeper dive in Quire. More info & a link to registration: pricelab.sas.upenn.edu/events/day-d...
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Just over 2 weeks to go for applications to our Dream Lab Plus workshop! 🚨 Weekend sessions introduce faculty & information specialists to #digitalhumanities 101 through East Asian Studies!🌏💻 Reduced rates available to folks without institutional support. web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/dr...
October 24, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Just over 2 weeks to go for applications to our Dream Lab Plus workshop! 🚨 Weekend sessions introduce faculty & information specialists to #digitalhumanities 101 through East Asian Studies!🌏💻 Reduced rates available to folks without institutional support. web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/dr...
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As part of Open Access Week, Ben Tiven (from Library Stack) and Amy Ballmer (from Pratt Libraries) and I are talking about open access + knowledge sharing — and discussing our new collab OA project, my Reparative Redaction booklet — this Thursday at 3pm ET on Zoom! pratt.libcal.com/event/11454430
October 23, 2023 at 7:52 PM
As part of Open Access Week, Ben Tiven (from Library Stack) and Amy Ballmer (from Pratt Libraries) and I are talking about open access + knowledge sharing — and discussing our new collab OA project, my Reparative Redaction booklet — this Thursday at 3pm ET on Zoom! pratt.libcal.com/event/11454430
Hey Penn/Philly folks! Check it out if you're around
If you're in or around Philadelphia and interested in feminist visual culture studies, I'm presenting some work from my new book on women and girls in photography at UPenn this Wednesday October 25: cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/events/2023/.... Join us if you can and please share the word!
Colloquium | Alix Beeston | Cinema & Media Studies
cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu
October 23, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Hey Penn/Philly folks! Check it out if you're around
I checked this out to learn more about publishing but also got plenty to think about RE: humanities/digital humanities teaching curricula
Very excited to be making a repeat appearance on The American Vandal pod! Talking ‘bout agents as literary critics and “pre-literary criticism.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The American Vandal: Criticism in The Conglomerate Era on Apple Podcasts
Show The American Vandal, Ep Criticism in The Conglomerate Era - Oct 17, 2023
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October 18, 2023 at 4:29 PM
I checked this out to learn more about publishing but also got plenty to think about RE: humanities/digital humanities teaching curricula
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Getting excited for our revamped digs! (Photo courtesy stellar Library colleague Amber Reichert.)
October 17, 2023 at 8:39 PM
Getting excited for our revamped digs! (Photo courtesy stellar Library colleague Amber Reichert.)
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So excited that Distant Viewing is out today! We offer a theory and method for computer vision and how it can support the analysis of visual culture. An absolute delight to work with @springer.bsky.social and MIT Press. Thank you to all who have supported this project. Please help spread the word!
October 17, 2023 at 2:33 PM
So excited that Distant Viewing is out today! We offer a theory and method for computer vision and how it can support the analysis of visual culture. An absolute delight to work with @springer.bsky.social and MIT Press. Thank you to all who have supported this project. Please help spread the word!