Inspired by our class and group discussions in last Thursday, we decided our project would benefit from having a companion WordPress site on the Commons. We already have a Commons group where we share all of our files, keep track of deliverables, and conduct most of our conversations via forum […]
Brianna Caszatt (she/her/hers)
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We (namely, Nadia) are building our project in GitHub Pages, and have yet to publish the site so far. But here are some screenshots to show everyone of the direction we’re heading in. Splash Page The first page you see is a map of New York City. We will have […]
This is the first week I think I’ve felt more excited than overwhelmed by the project. I made time to get lost in research, and I learned so many fascinating (read: horrible) things. After class last week, I decided to poke around the New York Public Library’s digital archives and […]
Our team is prioritizing pedagogy and the overall reproducibility of Mapping Cemeteries in our Outreach and Publicity Plan. While several social media platforms and web tools provide wide opportunities for distribution, not all–or even most–are conducive to teaching the Digital Humanities (DH) skills and topic of Mapping Cemeteries. We understand […]
Our deliverables these past two weeks have been very challenging to me. I really didn’t want to deliver them. But having gone through the process of creating a Work Plan and a Data Management Plan (DMP), I get it. It’s so much more fun having ideas and having your head […]
1. What are the types of data that may be produced as part of this project? Our project will generate data specific to five cemeteries, as well as data for the timeline visuals which will combine all five cemeteries data into one. We expect to have both primary (generated by […]
Refocusing Our Audience Mapping Cemeteries is a Digital Humanities (DH) project in conversation with academic and non-academic audiences who are seeking accessible audiovisual resources that explore our complex relationships to death. With these subjects in mind, Mapping Cemeteries begins its first phase with the graduate students of the Spring 2021 […]
Team Members and Roles Name: Brianna CaszattPrimary Role: Project ManagerSecondary Role: Web Development, MappingCemetery: Cemetery that was repurposed as a public park Name: lane vineyardPrimary Role: Outreach, Social MediaSecondary Role: DesignCemetery: Cemetery that was repurposed and later rediscovered and exists again as such Name: LisaPrimary Role: Design, TestingSecondary Role: Documentation […]
I’m not really sure where to start. Already it’s been such a rollercoaster of emotions. Excitement, fear, gratitude, overwhelmingness (I didn’t know this was already a word until just looking it up now). This project is so different and so much more than I initially envisioned, and that’s so great. […]
