Professor Kim Gallon of the Black Press Research Collective will join us to talk about the history of DH in Africana Studies. According to their web site, “The Black Press Research Collective  (BPRC) is an interdisciplinary group of scholars committed to generating digital scholarship about the historical and contemporary role of Black newspapers within English-speaking African Diasporas.” Professor Gallon will also address some of the reasons Africana Studies is often ignored in a larger discussion of digital humanities. Join us to discuss your opinion on this issue and learn more about an award-winning, collaborative DH project.

Proposal: I have assigned digital projects for the first time this semester, including audiocasting and web exhibits. I’d like to talk to other people about guidelines they use for grading, how they tweak grading rubrics for different assignments, and what students do/don’t understand about these grading methods. I have a couple of ideas and have gotten input from a couple sources already.

From Brian Gharala:

(This session will be led by a real, live programmer analyst.) I will show you the basics of setting up a WordPress site and using plug-ins. Such sites can be used as blogs, informational sites, or almost anything. I will be available to answer other questions you may have about designing or creating web sites.

We are excited to announce THATCamp at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, to take place on Saturday, April 12th. As part of a broad discussion of digital humanities, we invite conversations on the use of these tools for the areas of Latin American and Africana Studies. Our THATCamp is free and open to all, but we especially welcome anyone who has interests in those areas. THATCamp JHU will follow the annual JHU Program in Latin American Studies Conference on Friday, April 11th.

Follow us on Twitter at @THATCampJHU and tweet about us using #THATCampJHU. We also have a flyer for publicity in Baltimore City and County Schools, should you wish to help us spread the word. We hope that this event will benefit educators from around the Baltimore area at universities, libraries, and high schools.