Digital Humanities and Archival Design

This course concentrates on doing archival research, and then building websites that organize and present the results of that research in interactive digital formats. One of the hallmarks of digital humanities is its capacity to make rare source material accessible to a broad audience in ways that simultaneously offer conceptual structure, critical analysis, and user flexibility. By teaching students how to manage traditional primary sources and transform them into dynamic digital archives, this course will offer a dual training in conducting scholarly research and designing digital projects.

Archival Design can make rare sources accessible to a broad audience in ways that offer conceptual structure, critical analysis, and user flexibility. In this area, students learn to transform traditional primary sources into dynamic digital archives, receiving dual training in conducting scholarly research and designing digital projects. Online archival resources for cultural heritage are at the forefront of digital humanities developments. After critiquing current offerings and trends in immersive open access projects, students will create a new online cultural heritage resource, presenting newly created or gathered content on a digital platform of their choice or design.