DMD 3998/5998. Collaborating with Cultural Organizations
Mon/Wed 9:05-11:00 a.m., Bishop Center, 1st floor classroom with Professor Clarissa Ceglio
Museums, archives, and other cultural organizations are spaces of digital media experimentation as they seek new ways to communicate ideas, make collections accessible, inspire learning, connect people, and build community. In addition to exploring what the terms digital, public, and humanities mean—alone and in combination—we will examine ways in which digital media, from apps to virtual reality (VR) to hashtags, are being used to critically engage us in questions about our human past, present, and future. We will explore, too, the place of digital/public/humanities within contemporary debates about cultural organizations’ histories and responsibilities with regard to social justice, activism, and inclusivity.
This course is for graduate students, seniors, and juniors in any major who wish to:
- Understand the roles that current and emerging digital media play in public engagement
- Gain hands-on experience with basic tools, such as Omeka, an open-source software for building online collections and exhibits
- Collaborate on a set of microprojects with the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, the Archives & Special Collections, and DMD-based research efforts
- Learn why shared authority, self-reflective practice, rapid prototyping, the four aspects of truth, and similar concepts are defining elements of digital/public/humanities collaborations.
For more information, contact: Clarissa Ceglio at clarissa.ceglio@uconn.edu