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Reconstructing Historical Demography in New Haven
A Work in Progress I want to reconstruct the historical racial demography of New Haven with the longer-term goal of connecting it with patterns in Medical Institution of Yale College student housing and the location of institutions like the hospital. (The Medical Institution has since become the Yale School of Medicine.) Today, housing in New…
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Final Internship Reflections: Bridging the Gap Between Museum Practice and Historical Learning
As I look back on my internship at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, I am deeply appreciative for the invaluable insights and experiences it has provided me. Because of my internship, I am much more aware of how museums operate behind the scenes, from the meticulous planning of exhibits to the…
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Internship Reflections
During my internship at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, I’ve learned about the role of the digital public humanities in a large museum setting. One of the most striking aspects of this experience has been the collaborative nature of the projects I’ve been involved in. Working with various teams, including communication…
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Can we bring Historical Thinking to Museum Exhibits?: An Internship Update
My internship at the National Museum of African American History and Culture has provided me with firsthand experience with creating historical exhibits, specifically with the “In Slavery’s Wake” (ISW) exhibit. However, as I reflect on my experiences and compare them to my coursework in the GMU Digital Public Humanities certificate program, I realize that the…
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Internship Update #4
Now that I’m more than halfway through with my internship at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, it’s interesting to look back and think about where I started and what I’ve learned since. When I started my internship, I thought of exhibit building as a mostly intellectual exercise done by a small…
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Internship Update #3
Since my last post, I’ve continued to contribute to In Slavery’s Wake by contributing to copyediting the exhibit signage and by conducting more research for the interactives. This new research centered on reexploring some of the topics of my earlier work on Black Freedom Movements and Black Abolitionism based on feedback from the contractor developing…
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Internship Update #2
Since my last post, I’ve gotten into the hang of the exhibit production cycle for In Slavery’s Wake. I attend proofing meetings once the design team has created exhibit signage and captions from the script. The exhibit writing team (with my small help) finalize the language taking into account space and verify details like credits…
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Internship Update #1
Over the past few weeks, I’ve continued to come up to speed on In Slavery’s Wake (ISW). I’ve been able to read the full exhibit script (over one hundred pages plus supporting images of items and images), help copyedit the exhibit signage, and sit in on internal team meetings and meetings with external contractors. I’m…
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My Internship: “In Slavery’s Wake”
This semester I’ll be interning in the Center for the Study of Global Slavery (CSGS) at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). I’ll be predominantly working on “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” (ISW), an exhibit that will premier at the NMAAHC before traveling to partner museums…
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Making History in a Digital World
How different is teaching and learning history in a digital world? Fundamentally, history is still about interpreting sources to construct an understanding of what happened how in the past. Yes, the internet has made it easier (and cheaper) for more people to publish more things, and those things can be misleading or purposefully wrong just…
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Death and Humors: Project Update 2
Since my last project update, I’m stepped back from experimenting with Twine to considering how to structure the gameplay experience of Death and Humors. The game definitely needs an introductory explanation to let players know what their goals are and how they might achieve them. I think this introductory element should be done in a…
