"Digital pragmata flourish at the nexus of research, teaching and creativity," said John Glover, assistant professor and reference librarian for the humanities. Glover is organizing the sessions along with Kristina Keogh, assistant professor and reference librarian for the arts. Digital pragmata can be textual databases, creative visualizations of information, multimedia explorations, collaboratively annotated maps, course-related blogs and a thousand other projects. Digital objects can be wildly creative, deeply complex or simple communication tools.

 

"In working with faculty in various departments, we see a need to broaden the conversation about digital material," said Keogh, who is also a doctoral candidate in art history. Instructors requiring the creation of digital objects are scattered across all disciplines. "We want to bring together faculty and graduate students from a range of disciplines to learn and share ideas."

 

These sessions are free and open to all. Space is limited. Please register.  

 

The March 26 and April 25 panels will be recorded and shared online. 

 

For more information contact Glover at jglover2@vcu.edu or Keogh at keoghkm@vcu.edu.

 

• Edward L. Ayers, president, University of Richmond, pioneer in the digital humanities
• Amanda French, THATCamp (The Humanities and Technology Camp) coordinator, Center for History and New Media, George Mason University
• Emily Smith, executive director, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, curator and creator of InLight Richmond
• Moderator: Roy D. McKelvey, associate professor, Department of Graphic Design, VCU, co-founder of Loop: AIGAJournal of Interactive Design Education

• Ben Fino-Radin, digital conservator for Rhizome at the New Museum and manager of the Museum of Modern Art Digital Repository
• Francesca Fiorani, associate professor, History of Art and Architecture, UVA, director of Leonardo da Vinci and His Treatise on Painting
• Michael Poston, database applications associate, Folger Shakespeare Library
• Moderator: Joshua Eckhardt, associate professor, Department of English, VCU, and founding, general co-editor of British Virginia

• Jessica Venable, grant analyst, Office of Research, VCU
• David Holland, research and entrepreneurship specialist, School of the Arts, VCU