Introductory class
Class discussion slides
Readings
Archives and Protocols (I)– Erin Livingston
Archives and Protocols (II)– Lini Radhakrishnan
Digital Oral History– Cathy Melaned
Midterm Discussion – Madison Watkins
Transnational and transmedia– Max Brawer
Trauma – Connie Cordon and Madison Watkins
Projects
Italiani All’Estero- Cristina Migliaccio
Memory Book of the National Museum of African American History & Culture (Smithsonian Institution)- Max Brawer
PO Box 34– Tasha Hutnick
Copyright
Who Owns Oral History? A Creative Commons Solution. Jack Dougherty and Candace Simpson
Digital Humanities: Copyright for Digital Projects (Fordham U.)
Funding
Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Research Board (IRB)
Rebecca Banchik- Director of the Human Research Protection Program: [email protected]
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI):
- You will need to complete CITI training if your project falls under the human subject research category.
Oral History
- Abrams, L. (2016). Oral history theory. Routledge. (2010 edition available at L)
- International Oral History Association– resources page
- Sullivan, S. & Schreine, M. (2019). If you’re thinking about starting an oral history project. In A. Guess & P. Kanakamedala, The city amplified. Oral histories and radical archives. The Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center, CUNY.
- Zion, L, Dodd, A. & Ricketson (2020), M. Recording lives in journalism: Reflections on oral history and journalism methods in life histories. Studies in Oral History: The Journal of Oral History in Australia 42:56-80.
Mujer y Memoria documents
Welcome letter and questionnaire
Interview recommendations and suggested topics and questions
IRB protocol (Mothers and Daughters) Project proposal-
Project proposal- Stolen Motherhoods
Project proposal
These questions will help you think about the different aspects of your project. Your answers will be your project proposal for our class.
Also, check this great resource from the GC Digital Initiatives team: Digital Project Design and Management
Here are some sample responses for two parts of the proposal: “State of the question” and “literature review.”
Project reviews
- “Precepts” (Roopika Risam et al.)
- “How did you make that?” (Miriam Posner)
- Digital Memory Project Reviews. Volume 1, Volume II, Volume III and Volume IV.
- Guidelines for reviews
Student projects
blue laws and outlaws (Rachel Dixon)- Word Press
Ghost Bikes of Queens (Brianna Caszatt)- GitHub
Gorgona el Viejo (Kelly Karst)- Word Press
No Tech for Apartheid Memory (Zelda Montes)- Django and author’s own code
Reel Diaspora Archive (Miaoling Xue)- GitHub and author’s own code
Whale Chat (Majel Peters)- GitHub
Thesaurus
Youtube video-tutorial. A. Borrachero
How do I build a Thesaurus? American Society for Indexing.
Technological support for course projects
Advisors:
- Nicole Cote (DH): [email protected]
- Click here to sign up for an appointment with Nicole
- Sam O’Hana (Data Vis): sohanagrainger@gradcenter.cuny.edu
- Stephen Zweibel, GC Data & Digital Projects Librarian (see his Analyzing & Visualizing Data guide): szweibel@gc.cuny.edu
Applications:
What application is right for my project?
Centers, groups:
Digital Initiatives at the Graduate Center (GCDI- workshops, guides and tutorials, and advising fellows available);
Skills labs from the Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate Program Program (open to all with registration)
Information Technology Services at the Graduate Center Quantitative Research Consulting Center
