Category Archives: Session Proposals

Session proposal: FemTechNet and the DOCC

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jacque Wernimont

Alex Juhasz has offered to host a session on FemTechNet and the feminist Distributed Online Collaborative Course. You can read more about the effort here as well.

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Session Proposal: Discussion of gender consturction in public digital spheres

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Chandra Jenkins

I work with high school and early college students at an after-school non-profit, and one of the interesting aspects of my job is watching as students construct ad deconstruct themselves, particularly in terms of gender identity, online through sites like … Continue reading →

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Session proposal: Gamification and “thirding” the DH Intro

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Jacque Wernimont

From a recent comment by Anne Harley: “Is gameification a dirty word in DH? Is the narrowing of experience and choice in games inherently a bad fit for the humanities? How have others (if they exist) implemented gameification in DH? … Continue reading →

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Session proposal: Video game studies and DH

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Jacque Wernimont

From Amanda’s recent registration: “My particular specialties are in video game studies and the digital humanities, and would be happy to host sessions on either of those topics.”

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Seconding the Intro to DH workshop

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Jacque Wernimont

This is my first THATCamp and I would definitely be interested in a workshop that serves as an introduction to DH. Thanks! -Genevieve Carpio (originally via comment).

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Session proposal: creating a Community DH Center or Tech Hub

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Jacque Wernimont

Borrowing the idea from the many “community cycling centers” around the U.S., I’d like to develop a plan to establish either a virtual, traveling, or brick and mortar center that would offer free/low cost help with programming, database management, web … Continue reading →

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Workshops and Sessions

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Jacque Wernimont

For those who are new to the THATCamp genre, it’s important to distinguish between ‘workshops’ and ‘sessions.’ The former are lead on a specific topic or skill and generally have a single facilitator/educator. The latter are the sets of meetings … Continue reading →

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Workshop planning

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jacque Wernimont

We’re busy getting ready for our March 15th and 16th events here at THATCamp Feminisms West. Currently in the hopper: a virtual and in-person Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in celebration of Women’s History Month and dedicated to increasing the volume and quality … Continue reading →

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