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*This newsletter is compiled by undergraduate student Taylor Hughes-Barrow, minoring in Digital Humanities. If you have any questions or would like to add anything to the newsletter, contact Hughe356@msu.edu
In this Newsletter:
- Upcoming Events
- Open VR
- Open Anatomage
- Multimedia Writing Center
- Learn a New DH Tool!
- Global Digital Humanities Symposium 2023
- Teaching Highlight: Ellen Moll
- Alumni Highlight: Miranda Madro
- MSU DH projects
- Join the DH minor!
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Upcoming Events
- Thurs, Jan 26, 3:30-4:30pm, MSU GIS Users Meet Up (Map Library- Main Library, 2 East)
- Tues, Jan 31, 3:00-6:00pm, Open VR (Main Library, Digital Scholarship Lab, 2nd Floor West)
- Thurs, Feb 2, 3:00-6:00pm, Open VR (Main Library, Digital Scholarship Lab, 2nd Floor West)
- Mon, Feb 6, 1:00-2:30pm, Zotero Workshop (online)
- Tues, Feb 7
- Thurs, Feb 9, 3:00-6:00pm, Feb 2, Open VR (Main Library, Digital Scholarship Lab, 2nd Floor West
- Fri, Feb 10, 10:00-11:30am, An Introduction To MSU Commons (online)
- Tues, Feb 14, 3:00-6:00pm, Open VR (Main Library, Digital Scholarship Lab, 2nd Floor West)
- Wed, Feb 15,
- Thurs, Feb 16,
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 VR Open Hours
in the DSL Tuesdays & Thursdays (3-6pm)
Just drop in the Digital Scholarship Lab (Main Library, 2nd floor, West) at any point during the open hours to try out VR and ask questions or just have some fun! More info here!
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Anatomage Open Hours
Come check out the Anatomage Table! The Anatomage Table is the only fully segmented real human 3D anatomy platform, and we'll be holding open office hours for you to check out, test it out, and think about how you can use it for your curriculum, courses, research support, and to enhance the student experience. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide demonstrations.
1:00-3:00pm on: February 22, March 15, April 19
Consultations and demonstrations will be conducted at the table's location in the Digital Scholarship Lab (Main Library, 2 West)
Learn more here!
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Multimedia Writing Center
The Multimedia Writing Center in the library is located within the Digital Scholarship Lab on the west wing of the second floor. This location of the Writing Center @ MSU serves multimodal and digital projects. The Writing Center at Michigan State University provides one-on-one and group writing consultations, various writing-specific workshops, as well as writing groups for graduate students and faculty. We have locations across MSU’s campus serving the needs of all students and campus communities.
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Learn About A Digital Humanities Tool!
Flourish is a data visualization tool. This browser-based application can be used to quickly produce basic network analysis graphs, also referred
to as force-directed graphs or node-link diagrams.
Flourish Studio offers both free and paid options. Flourish Public is free to use, but your data and visualizations are publicly accessible. (Andy Paterson).
If you are interested in learning more about Flourish, below are different tutorials to learn how to use this tool! This tool is a great way to visually show your data in an interactive format!
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 Global Digital Humanities Symposium 2023
Attend the Global Digital Humanities Symposium, where you can learn about exciting projects from around the world in the area of digital culture and humanities! This free symposium is taking place virtually (on Zoom) from March 13-15 and in-person in the MSU Library on March 17. The virtual event offers multi-lingual interpretation and closed captioning. The in-person event includes free food (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)! Registration opens later this week, so stay tuned by checking out the Symposium website and social media (Twitter and Mastodon)!
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Teaching Highlight:
Ellen Moll - teaching study abroad
In Technology, Humanities, and Arts in London and Scotland, we speak with cutting-edge digital humanities experts at museums, galleries, libraries, and archive; we also go to plays, innovative art exhibits, and summer events that engage with fascinating questions about the connects among art, technology, ethics, and social justice. Learning is about discussing ideas, and assignments give a lot of creative freedom and align with what you find most exciting about our site visits in London and Scotland. You'll also have a lot of freedom to experience London and Edinburgh on your own, exploring the cities to build your own knowledge related to digital humanities, arts, and cultural institutions. Final projects aren't due until after the program, so you can maximize your time out and about in the UK!
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Alumni Highlight:
Miranda Madro
What is your current role/responsibilities in your job?
I am an Adult Services Librarian at a public library in Virginia. Public libraries act as free community centers with a focus on equal access to information; most of my job is thinking of new, innovative ways to serve my community.
I help customers find library books and navigate library resources, like our free music and eBook/eAudiobook apps. I create programs for adults, like the Diversity Book Club I’m planning to start in June that will be held in a local coffee shop or bar. I create social media content for our library, as well as flyers and other promotional materials. I make book displays and organize our collection of materials. I provide notary services and an adult volunteering program. I’m also constantly looking for and attending professional development opportunities.
How did DH connect to your major?
I was an English Major, and there were a lot of exciting opportunities to enhance my study of literature with digital humanities resources. For example, text analysis became so much easier with a tool like Voyant, and comparing authors became simpler with Literature Map.
What experiences in DH stand out from your time at MSU?
I went on a four week Digital Humanities Study Abroad trip in 2016, called Technology, Humanities, and the Arts in London. This was a wonderful opportunity for me to see how digital humanities techniques were being applied in real institutions. Through the two classes I took during my study abroad, “Creative Arts and Humanities: The Creative Process” and “Culture: Physical and Digital”, I visited four libraries, seven museums, two archives, four galleries, two universities for conferences and lectures, three theaters, and one charity organization in London, Manchester, and Liverpool. Outside of class, I was able to visit many other places in England and Scotland with my study abroad group, which enhanced the whole experience. For one of my assignments, I created a map of each institution I visited during classes on my study abroad trip, and it still exists!
Also, Kristen Mapes introduced me to an academic librarian at MSU, who helped me decide on librarianship as a career path. Kristen is partially responsible for my happiness in my chosen field!
What did you learn in DH that you didn’t expect?
I didn’t expect that my Digital Humanities studies would turn into an internship at the MSU Archives, teaching me to transcribe, digitize, and input collections of Civil War era letters into the MSU Archives website. I also compiled a digital project based on my analysis of the digitized materials, including a genealogical research of a Civil War soldier (who I found out married his niece, scandalous!).
How did your experiences in DH prepare you for success?
Digital Humanities is all about innovation, analysis, collaboration, broadening access to information, and data management. I apply all of these principles in my job as a librarian. I was introduced to #TransformDH, a movement to work for social justice, accessibility, and inclusion in the Digital Humanities field, during my Digital Humanities studies, which is an extremely important goal and should be a goal in every field, including my own. I also still use resources I learned about during my Digital Humanities courses, like Trello, on a daily basis.
Your advice to today’s students and soon-to-be graduates?
Keep digital humanities in mind, no matter where your career path takes you. I still search for digital humanities resources that apply to my job, even as a librarian, and I’ve found some just in the past year or two, like Which Book and What Should I Read Next.
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What America Ate - run by History professor Helen Zoe Veit
This is a interactive website and online archive about food in the Great Depression, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. What were Americans eating in the Depression? Economic upheaval, mass migration and technology were all changing Americans' diets, and people living through the Depression wondered if there was such a thing as American cuisine and who was eating what. To answer those questions, the U.S. government did something extraordinary: it created the America Eats Project, sending writers around the country to document American eating. Today, for the first time, America Eats sources that had been scattered across the country are digitized and fully searchable, along with almost two hundred local community cookbooks and thousands of food advertising materials from the 1930s. Start exploring now!
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Dr. Helen Zoe Veit joins Michael Cullinane to answer all his questions about decadent recipes, food security, poverty, picky children, and the connections between Gilded Age foodstuff and our diet today. Dr. Veit is a professor at Michigan State University and the director of the "What America Ate" project.
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Want to Join the Digital Humanities Minor?
How to complete the Minor
- Declare the Minor
- 15 credits | Can be completed in 1 year
- Required courses: DH285 (Fall) & DH340 (Spring)
- Elective Courses: 6 credits
- Capstone Experience: 3 credits
Capstone Experience
- Capstone Course – Create a digital portfolio, connect with the digital humanities community, and focus on professionalization for life after MSU
- Study Abroad – Several options, including in the UK, Greece, and beyond
- Intern with a DH lab or faculty-led project – Hands-on experience doing digital humanities work in the real world
Discover more details about how to complete the DH Minor
Ready to join?
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