Black. Queer. Southern. Women.
[author_affiliation] Overview Presentation Part One Black women who influenced Johnson’s thinking about literature, folklore, the arts, and “quare theory” while growing up in western North Carolina and when attending UNC–Chapel Hill (5:27). Part Two Johnson’s approach to interviewing and transcribing, selecting and editing narratives for print publication, and recording stories of everyday sexual violence (14:49). […]
Iconoclasm and the Confederacy: The Challenge of White Supremacy in the Memorial Landscape
[author_affiliation] Overview Presentation Responses Andra Gillespie is an associate professor of political science at Emory University. Gillespie, who studies racial and ethnic politics in the United States, is the author of The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark, and Post-Racial America (New York: New York University Press, 2012). Daniel A. Pollock, a longtime resident of Atlanta, is author of […]
The Colonialist’s Gaze
[author_affiliation] Overview Presentation Closer Reading: Three Images from the Presentation Standing at the summit of Signal Hill (used previously by the Spanish military for the transmission of communications), Armstrong figuratively dominates the landscape by sweeping his arms over the mountains. Later he inscribes relevant cartographical information on this photographic image. Armstrong’s presence reinforced the intentions […]
The Potential of Historical GIS and Spatial Analysis in the Humanities
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Climate Change & Coral Reefs: Global Challenges from a Caribbean Perspective
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Joseph Crespino Interviews Thomas Mullen, Author of Darktown
[author_affiliation] Overview Introduction Thomas Mullen is the author of four novels, including The Last Town On Earth (2006), which received the James Fenimore Cooper Prize and was recognized by USA Today as the best debut novel of the year. Mullen’s books are notable for the range and variety of their historical settings and influences. Last […]
Seeing Sound: Mapping Florentine Soundscapes
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Enchanting the Desert: Visualizing the Production of Space at the Grand Canyon
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Tracing the Arctic Regions: Mapping 19th Century Photographs of Greenland
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MAP IT | Little Dots, Big Ideas: Transforming the Humanities with Geo-Spatial Analysis
[author_affiliation] Overview Introduction By offering new tools to develop research questions, analyze data, and publish findings, digital mapping is transforming the humanities. During the spring of 2016, Emory University’s “MAP IT | Little Dots, Big Ideas” series featured lectures by humanists who are at different stages of their careers and are engaged in cutting-edge digital […]