Mapping Masquerades (2012)
Professor Thabiti Willis is exploring the intersections of the wards and the family ritual masks in Ota, Nigeria using GIS mapping. Faculty and staff involved in the project include Thabiti…
Northfield Flood Project (2013)
Sahree Kasper ’16 worked with the Carleton Archives to develop a story map (using Esri Story Maps) to commemorate the 2010 Northfield Flood. The map shows viewers concentrations of photos and highlights…
Settlement Patterns in Nigeria
Julia Moen ’14 worked with Professor Thabiti Willis (History) to use ArcGIS to map the settlement spread of the Ota Kingdom in Nigeria from the 1770s until 1842. She also…
DHA End of Term Updates
Finals are ending, but our DHAs have been hard at work all term! Our DHAs worked on a wide variety of ongoing projects this term that utilized a diverse array of skills, from coding to design and beyond
Conference Presentation on Virtual Workhouse Project
Professor Austin Mason and DHA Elizabeth Budd ‘19 recently presented at the Midwest Conference on British Studies, held at Iowa State University in Ames. Their paper, “Locating and Representing the Material Culture of the Poor,” explored the use of digital tools in understanding the material culture of 18th century paupers. Read more about the conference and presentation on our Digital Humanities Blog!