Academic and Scholarly Events

  • 4/21 Workshop: Analyzing Disaster Narratives

    Workshop – Bring Your Laptop!
    Friday, April 21, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
    Instruction Room 1102
    Level 1, Homer Babbidge Library

    Collecting and Analyzing Disaster Narratives

    In this workshop we will consider closely the successes, challenges, and lessons learnt from collecting the stories of the people of Ōtautahi Christchurch (New Zealand) after earthquakes devastated the city in 2010-2011. This will be an opportunity to discuss methods and share ideas on data collection and digital/disaster archiving in general. We will consider different approaches to analysis and consider how the research potential of collections can be impacted by data collection decisions. The workshop will include a practical element with the chance to apply a variety of text analysis methods to the QuakeBox corpus using Python and Jupyter notebooks. 

    MORE INFO 

    https://greenhousestudios.uconn.edu/blog/greenhouse-studios-collaboration-with-the-university-of-canterbury

    For more information, contact: Clarissa Ceglio at clarissa.ceglio@uconn.edu