Transformative Digital Humanities at UMD; Register by September 15th

Transformative Digital Humanities at UMD; Register by September 15th

On October 2nd and 3rd, 2015, the University of Maryland will host an exciting dual event: the Transformative Digital Humanities Conference and THATCamp TransformDH, a collaborative, impromptu “unconference”, where all participants will join in creative play together in sessions proposed on the spot. Speakers include keynote presenter Lisa Nakamura, author of Digitizing Race: Visual Cultures…

Composing Disability: Crip Ecologies, April 7-8, 2016
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Composing Disability: Crip Ecologies, April 7-8, 2016

[Cross-posted from the GW English blog] George Washington University’s biennial Composing Disability Conference returns in Spring 2016 with the theme of  “Crip Ecologies.”  The event will be held April 7-8, 2016; featured speakers include Sunaura Taylor and Riva Lehrer, with others to be announced soon. Crip Ecologies is sponsored by the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion,…

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“Beyond the Professoriate” Virtual Conference (register by Wednesdgay April 29)

Brief announcement: Registration still open for “Beyond the Professoriate” VIRTUAL conference to be held on May 2 and 9 (registration closes Wednesday, April 29, at 5pm EST). This event is specifically geared toward grad students and recent PhDs in Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM fields. Find out more information (including how to register) at the…

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International Mother Language Day 2015

Today is International Mother Language Day! People worldwide are tweeting in indigenous and other languages in an effort to celebrate global linguistic diversity. Many of the tweets appearing with the #MotherTongue and #IMLD2015 hashtags also showcase archival and digitization efforts underway to help promote and sustain minority languages. To read more about the history of…

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GWEGSA Symposium: “Transvisceral” (#GWEGSA15 tweets)

On Friday, February 6, the GW English Graduate Student Association (GWEGSA) organized its 2015 symposium entitled “Transvisceral,” an all-day event that concluded with a keynote by Sharon P. Holland. Thanks to Haylie Swenson for her work organizing this event! Swenson has also posted an archive of #GWEGSA15 tweets; of particular interest to readers of this blog…