DH2013 Proposal: The Suction of Story – examining storytelling, presentation, and engagement in the digital humanities
Here is a rough draft of my poster session proposal for DH2013. It will be refined slightly before it is submitted, but I feel this captures the spirit of my poster session. Having never done a poster session before, I’m excited by the possibility of sharing ideas with small groups of people in a fun, … Read more
Links of the week – storytelling and inclusivity digital humanities
As of this moment I have three days until Digital Writing Month (DigiWriMo) begins, at which point ivrytwr will be devoted to by DigiWriMo project “30 Days of Social” in which I’ll examine the role social media plays in my life and my academic studies. Before I can start climbing my 50,000 word mountain, I … Read more
Announcing my DigiWriMo project – 30 Days of Social
As I mentioned in my ‘links of the week‘ post, I have signed up for Digital Writing Month. This means that over the month of November, I will write 50,000 words of digital writing. Since DigiWriMo is devoted to the medium of digital writing, my 50,000 words will take the form of blog posts, right … Read more
Links of the week – Digital Writing Month Edition
I did something terrifying today, I signed up for Digital Writing Month (DigiWriMo for short). For those unfamiliar with DigiWriMo, it’s a yearly challenge taking place in the month of November to write 50,000 words worth of digital writing, be they tweets, blog posts, text messages. Given that the longest thing I’ve ever written (my … Read more
How not to apply for grad school (a story from personal experience)
Grad school can be a lot like a relationship – if the chemistry isn’t there, things just aren’t going to work out. Just because you both enjoy long walks on the beach and the listening to show-tunes, doesn’t mean you are right for each other. Likewise, it can be difficult to determine which grad school is … Read more
Links of the week – twitter statistics and etiquette
A rather busy week in real life last week equated to a rather slow week on the site. Between a two-day teacher training workshop and a weekend in Seoul, I’ve fallen behind on my internet activities. In addition to ignoring my blogging schedule, I’ve barely spent any time on twitter in the past week. I’ve … Read more
Links of the week – a review of lit reviews
The other day I was talking with a friend on Facebook who is just starting her MA. One of the first tasks assigned to her was to create a literature review examining research and articles written on cultural property and the Parthenon/Elgin marbles. Having never done a literature review in her undergrad, she wondered if I … Read more
Proposal for HASTAC 2013 – Reading, writing, and digital humanities? Involving Korean ESL students in digital humanities
HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, Technology, Advanced Collaboratory) is a great organization. It exists as a collaborative think-tank for anyone interested in the creative use of technology. HASTAC (pronounced ‘haystack’) is celebrating its decennial by holding a conference at York University (not to be confused with my alma mater the University of York) April 25-28th. The theme of … Read more
Will the real Ryan Hunt please stand up? – making yourself visible online
Mom, Dad, I’m sorry, but you picked a really generic name for me. It’s not your fault, you couldn’t have known that ‘Ryan’ would be the 11th most popular boy’s name of 1986. At the time you didn’t know anyone else named Ryan, you probably thought it was a safe choice. Little did you know … Read more
Links of the week – surviving and thriving in grad school
In January my partner Beth will be starting her PhD. Since receiving the good news and in preparation for my own PhD application, I’ve been searching out advice and recommendations for both surviving and thriving in grad school. Now that October is here I’m going to start working on my grad school application, what better … Read more
