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GRADUATE PROGRAM

M.A. in Digital Humanities

Apply for our Graduate Program in Digital Humanities! Deadline to be considered for a graduate assistantship is February 1.

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Lunchtime Lectures

The Sesquicentennial Scholars: Preparing for 2020
Since early 2018, the Sesquicentennial Scholars have been preparing for Loyola's 150th anniversary in 2020. This preparation includes the creation of a digital exhibit, "Then and Now: 150 Years at Loyola University Chicago," and other research and outreach projects. Join us as they showcase their work.
Community

Chicago Metro History Fair Website Judging
Join us at the CTSDH to judge websites for the Chicago Metro History Fair.
Wrapping Up

End of the Year Celebration 2019
Join us on April 24th to celebrate a year of achievement by our students and the CTSDH!
CTSDH People

Loyola Women in STEM
Congratulations to CTSDH Fellow Eunice Montenegro for being featured in this story, highlighting the different ways female students excel in STEM fields at Loyola!
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Call for Papers

Call for Abstracts: 9th Annual Digital Ethics Symposium
The Center for Digital Ethics & Policy at Loyola University Chicago (digitalethics.org) will be holding its 9th annual International Symposium on Digital Ethics on November 7th & 8th, 2019. Abstracts for papers related to digital ethics should be submitted by May 20th, 2019. For more information, please see: https://www.digitalethics.org/essays/call-abstracts-9th-symposium-digital-ethics
Workshops

Workshop: Muddle With Me - Using a Digital-Periodical Framework to Facilitate Meaningful Connections
Taylor Brown will introduce the MUDDLE_mag Project, which brings purpose to the quasi-social media environment, GitHub, to facilitate better, more meaningful conversations about art and the creative process using a digital-periodical framework. Join us as we tour the backyard and vote on submissions for the May 2019 issue!
Talk

Talk: Mapping Chicago Politics and the Power of Data-Driven Storytelling
On March 13th, Dr. LaDale Winling will be presenting work on the Chicago Elections Project which examines the changing strength of racial coalitions in Chicago, and provides evidence for new narratives and models for understanding city politics. This exciting digital project is a collaboration in the process of scanning and digitizing a collection of 95,000 microfilm cards of elections results and ward maps with precinct-level data.
Publication

Chee Publishes Article in Digital Studies Journal
Congratulations to Dr. Florence Chee (CTSDH Steering Committee member and School of Communications faculty) and co-authors on the publication of their article in Digital Studies/Le champ Numerique. The paper looked at the ethics of handling “toxic data”, such as hate speech and sexual harassment, and how it affects not only those researched, but also the researchers.
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Publication

Caughie Co-Authors Digital Humanities Article
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Caughie, Director of the Man Into Woman Project, and her co-author Dr. Sabine Meyer on the publication of their article based on the scholarly edition of Man Into woman. The article is titled "From Work to Tech: Digital Archives and Queer Narratives." Click to read the article.
Essay

New Essay on Digital Pedagogy by Loyola Students
"Digital Paxton: Collaborative Construction with Eighteenth-Century Manuscript Collections" by Loyola doctoral student Kelly Schmidt, recent graduate Kate Johnson, and scholar Will Fenton reveals the pedagogical possibilities of digital archives.
Award

Caughie Wins Kolvenbach Award for Engage Teaching
Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Caughie, Director of the Man Into Woman Project, for being awarded the 2019 Peter Hans Kolvenbach Award for Engaged Teaching from the Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy!
Wrap-Up

A New Logo, Project Launches, DHCS and more!
It's been a busy fall semester at the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities as we have celebrated our tenth anniversary year. From a new logo designed by Laura Berfield (above) to hosting the thirteenth gathering of the Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science, there have been many highlights. Click through to learn more!
Major Grant

Loyola Awards Grant to Commemorate 150-year History
The Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities, Public History Program, and the University Libraries are the recipients of a three-year grant to help prepare for the university’s 150th anniversary celebration which takes place in 2020.
TALK

How Visual Social Media is Changing How We Communicate
Read a recap of Steering Committee member Prof. Jenna Drenten’s talk at Quinlan on how emoji, animations, and other visual social media are creating a new language.
Courses

Undergraduate DH Courses for Spring 2019
Learn more about how digital sources and tools are changing how we study the American Revolution (HIST 361) and Transwomen in Literature (ENGL/WSGS 283E) in two great undergraduate DH courses this spring semester!
Conference

13th Annual Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science #DHCS18
Thanks to all who joined us at #DHCS2018 on November 9-11, 2018 at Loyola University Chicago
MEDIA

Voices from Mundelein: Media Portal
Explore the experiences of members of the Mundelein College community during the institution’s operation between 1930 and 1991.
Project Launch

The Charles Harpur Critical Archive has launched!
On October 17, 2018 we celebrated the launch of the Charles Harpur Critical Archive!
Project Launch

The Gerard Manley Hopkins Official Website has launched!
Project Director Prof. Frank Fennell shared his experience developing the site followed by a panel discussion on the fate of poets and their reputation in the age of the internet and social media. Click here for images from the event!
Research Project

New Article from the Man Into Woman Project Team
Congratulations to Prof. Pamela Caughie, Emily Datskou, and Rebecca Parker for the publication of “Storm Clouds on the Horizon: Feminist Ontologies and the Problem of Gender.”
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Students

"Stones" in Pennsylvania's Best Emerging Poets
Congratulations to DH Master's student Taylor Brown for the recent publication of her poem "Stones" in Pennsylvania's Best Emerging Poets.
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

Loyola College of Arts & Sciences Promotes CTSDH Sponsored Girls Who Code Chapter
Check out Amanda Friedlander's story on Loyola's Girls Who Code chapter published on the College of Arts & Sciences Website.