Digital Innovation Lab

  1. Events
  2. Organizers
  3. Digital Innovation Lab
digitalinnovation@unc.edu
http://digitalinnovation.unc.edu/
Events from this organizer
Today

The 1940 Census: A Public Roundtable Discussion

University Room, Hyde Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Select a Country:

Join us for this lively discussion of the uses of the 1940 census from the perspective of genealogists, historians, and computer scientists. We’ll explore the challenges of handling millions of digital records, and how those records can be used with other types of historical data. Panelists: Constance Potter, National Archives and Records Administration Kenton McHenry, […]

Using the 1940 Census: A Hands-On Workshop

University Room, Hyde Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Select a Country:

In this afternoon workshop we’ll explore different approaches to accessing and using the 1940 census. Constance Potter will provide historical and interpretive context about the census, and Robert Allen will share some pedagogical applications for using census data alongside other sorts of historical data. Participants will also have the opportunity to try out FamilySearch’s crowdsourcing […]

DIL/IAH Fellowship Workshop

TBA , Select a Country:

Part of the Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative, the Digital Innovation Lab/Institute for the Arts and Humanities Fellowship application is a new category of faculty fellowship.  Online applications are available on the IAH website. Interested faculty are encouraged to attend this workshop. RSVP by August 27 to plach@email.unc.edu to reserve a spot. Individual consultation with DIL […]

Zephyr Frank: “Layers, Flows, Intersections: Historical GIS for 19th-century Rio de Janeiro”

Peabody 08F and via web streaming

UNC’s Digital Innovation Lab and King's College London’s Centre for e-Research in the Department of Digital Humanities present a joint videoseminar/live web stream: Zephyr Frank: “Layers, Flows, Intersections: Historical GIS for 19th-century Rio de Janeiro” Seating is limited; RSVP to plach@email.unc.edu by February 13 to reserve a spot. All others may participate via live webcast/chat […]

DIL/IAH Faculty Fellowship Workshop

Digital Innovation Lab, Greenlaw 431

The DIL/IAH Faculty Fellowships support UNC faculty who are interested in developing digital humanities as a significant dimension of their academic practice; pursuing an interdisciplinary, collaborative digital humanities project arising from their research, pedagogy, or engaged scholarship that is likely to be of interest to users beyond academic specialists and which raises larger social, historical, […]

Public Talk: The Current Landscape for Digital Humanities

Greenlaw Hall, Donovan Lounge UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join us for a Brown Bag Presentation: "The Current Landscape for Digital Humanities" by Dr. Michael Newton. This talk will explore the current landscape for Digital Humanities, and how UNC is positioned to contribute to the field over the next five year. Dr. Newton holds a Ph.D. in Celtic Studies from the University of […]

Digital History Brown Bag Lunch with Stephen Roberston

Digital Innovation Lab, Greenlaw 431

Faculty & graduate students with an interest in the practice of digital history are invited to join Stephen Robertson for a conversation about his own research as a social historian of the U.S. and the ways in which his work as a scholar has been transformed through collaborations on digital projects such as Digital Harlem and in […]

DIL Graduate Student Orientation

Digital Innovation Lab, Greenlaw 431

Interested in getting involved in Digital Humanities? Learn about the opportunities right here in Greenlaw! This session will provide a brief overview of the Digital Innovation Lab (DIL)’s work and projects. We’ll discuss ways to get involved with the DIL, as well as other opportunities to explore the digital humanities at UNC. Light refreshments will […]

DIL Open House

Digital Innovation Lab, Greenlaw 431

Please join us in saying our farewells and best-wishes to Associate Director Pam Lach; welcome new members of the DIL team, Will Bosley and Julie Davis; and take a look at some of our exciting project work. Drop by at any time for conversation and refreshments.