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Approaching Knowledge Networks, Art Academies, and the Grand Tour through the Digital Humanities

This presentation examines how new theoretical and methodological
approaches in the digital humanities can elucidate our understanding of
knowledge networks in eighteenth-century Italy and Britain.

Readings for Multimodal History

I’ve put together a set of introductory readings on multimodality and
thought that others might find it useful and/or interesting,

Introduction to Gephi and Historical Network Analysis Module

I have designed this module to introduce you to historical network analysis
using Gephi. The readings will present some of the general frameworks and
theories of social network analysis and historical network analysis, but, I
would like to emphasize that 1) they are not comprehensive and 2) they tend
to emphasize early modern European networks, which is where my research
interests tend to be focused. The Gephi section will provide a working
knowledge of Gephi, a popular and (relative...

COVID-19 in the Context of Military Deaths in U.S. Wars (as of 13 January 2020)

With thousands of people dying every day, it can be difficult to understand
the scale of the COVID-19 tragedy. In the graph below, I try to offer some
sense of the scale by comparing the pandemic to several of the major wars
fought by U.S. forces over the past two-and-a-half centuries. What we see
is devastation on par with the bloodiest wars in U.S. history.

Timeline of An Insurrection

The attack on the Capitol in Washington D.C. on 6 January 2021 did not come
out of nowhere. The showdown was the product of deep historical structures,
most notably racism and economic inequity, as well as shorter term forces,
contingent upon shifting political contexts. This timeline is an attempt to
help make some of these forces more visible. It stretches back eight
years--two presidential terms--to consider how the 2010s set the stage for
the 6 January 2021 insurrection. A recurr...

My Playlist for January 2021

While my blog posts typically focus on research and teaching, I am
currently on vacation through the end of the week. So, I thought that I’d
switch things up a bit and drop in a Spotify playlist. Here’s a sample of
what I’m listening to right now (hint: it’s all jazz—no surprise, I’m sure,
to those who know me). I hope you enjoy!

The Disproportionate Representation of Small States in the U.S. Senate

The average Democratic state has one senator for every 3 million people.
The average Republican state has one senator for every 1.8 million people.
In other words, Republican states have roughly 1.6 times more proportional
power than Democratic states. Purple states lean closer to the average of
Democratic states with one senator for every 2.9 million people.

A Holiday Reading, Watching, and Listening List

I’ve put together a little end-of-the-year reading (and watching and
listening) list for you.

Archive as Pedagogy: Oral History and a Journal of the Plague Year

In March 2020, the COVID-19 Oral History Project, based at Indiana
University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), teamed up with A Journal
of the Plague Year: An Archive of COVID-19 (JOTPY), based at Arizona State
University to create and curate a series of oral histories focused on the
lived experience of the pandemic. Among the results of this collaboration
has been a focus on research-based pedagogy and learning for undergraduate
students, graduate students, and the public at ...

The Worcester Election of 1747

I am currently working on an article about the 1747 election in Worcester,
which I’m titling "Corruption, Disenfranchisement, and Political Culture:
The Worcester Election of 1747.” Linda Colley once recognized this election
as the pinnacle of Tory influence and corruption in the provinces. My
article offers Worcester as a case study of political culture at
mid-century. In it, I link national politics to local affairs by analyzing
the practices of enfranchisement and disenfranchiseme...