CDHI Visiting Speaker Series: Allie Martin on Black Sonic Life

Allie Martin is an ethnomusicologist and artist from Prince George’s County, Maryland. She is currently an assistant professor at Dartmouth College in the Music Department and the Cluster for Digital Humanities and Social Engagement. She received her BA in Violin Performance and Audio Production from American University, and her MA and PhD from Indiana University […]

Workshop: Allie Martin on Building Sonic Constellations of Black Life

Virtual (Zoom)

In this workshop for graduate students and postdocs at the University of Toronto, I will share some thoughts about how I create data visualizations and more recently, sound art, that is intended to amplify and support the political intention of my work, which is namely to decriminalize Black sound and amplify Black life. Drawing on […]

CDHI Lightning Lunch: Prototyping DH

Virtual (Zoom)

CDHI Lightning Lunch: Prototyping DH  Please join us on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 12PM for University of Toronto's Critical Digital Humanities Initiative's (CDHI's) sixth Lightning Lunch of the 2022-2023 academic year featuring a discussion on "Prototyping DH," examining the need for and essential role of prototyping in DH research and scholarship.   Lightning Lunches are […]

Digital Presence for DH: WordPress 101

Collaborative Digital Research Space (CDRS) Maanjiwe nendamowinan (MN) - 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Please join us on Thursday, April 20 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM in the Collaborative Digital Research Space (CDRS) for Digital Presence for DH: WordPress 101, an in-person introductory workshop designed to give you the skills to create your own personal or research website! As the first in a series of Digital Presence for DH […]

Relational Governance: A system approach to Indigenous data governance

JHI 1040 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join the new Indigenous Digital Practice initiative at CDHI for an engaging presentation and workshop by Professor Matthew Wildcat (Native Studies, University of Alberta) as he explores the theories and challenges in creating an Indigenous database on the concept of Relational Governance—when multiple First Nations co-govern a service delivery organization. The focus here is on […]

CDHI Lightning Lunch: Games Studies and the Purpose of Play

Virtual (Zoom)

Please join us on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 12 pm for University of Toronto’s Critical Digital Humanities Initiative’s (CDHI’s) first Lightning Lunch of the 2023–2024 academic year centred on the intersections of digital humanities and games studies.  Lightning Lunches are short meetings over lunch featuring the work of three scholars on a theme in current critical […]

WordPress Drop-In #1

Virtual (Zoom)

Looking to get started using WordPress to create a website? Have an existing site but are stuck with a problem in development? Trying to use CSS in WordPress to create a particular design? Join Matt Lefaive, CDHI's Digital Humanities Developer, for a series of drop-in sessions aimed at beginner users of WordPress! Bring your questions […]

The Future is Now: A Symposium on Collaborating for Sustainability in Digital Research

Virtual (Zoom)

Virtual Online Event on Friday, September 29, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm (EST) This event is free, online, and open to all. Advanced registration is required, via zoom. Download the PDF of the full program HERE The Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) warmly welcomes you to a virtual half-day symposium on collaborative efforts to ensure […]

CDHI Visiting Speaker Series: Jacqueline Wernimont

SS2098 100 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CDHI is pleased to welcome our first Visiting Speaker of 2023–2024: Dr. Jacqueline Wernimont! This will be an IN PERSON event on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto. Please register at this link on Eventbrite. (https://Wernimont.eventbrite.ca) Professor Wernimont's talk is titled "When is Death Official? Sociotechnical Entanglements with Human Mortality" As in […]

WordPress Drop-In #2

Virtual (Zoom)

Looking to get started using WordPress to create a website? Have an existing site but are stuck with a problem in development? Trying to use CSS in WordPress to create a particular design? Join Matt Lefaive, CDHI's Digital Humanities Developer, for a series of drop-in sessions aimed at beginner users of WordPress! Bring your questions […]

CDHI Lightning Lunch: Archival Practices in the Digital Age: Navigating Ethics and Challenges and Debating Priorities

JHI 1040 170 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Please join us on Monday, October 16, 12:00 pm in the JHI Boardroom for the University of Toronto's Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI's) second Lightning Lunch of the 2023–2024 year on the topic of archival practices in the digital age. Lightning Lunches are short meetings over the lunch-hour featuring the work of three scholars on […]

WordPress Drop-In #3

Virtual (Zoom)

Looking to get started using WordPress to create a website? Have an existing site but are stuck with a problem in development? Trying to use CSS in WordPress to create a particular design? Join Matt Lefaive, CDHI's Digital Humanities Developer, for a series of drop-in sessions aimed at beginner users of WordPress! Bring your questions […]

WordPress Drop-In #4

Virtual (Zoom)

Looking to get started using WordPress to create a website? Have an existing site but are stuck with a problem in development? Trying to use CSS in WordPress to create a particular design? Join Matt Lefaive, CDHI's Digital Humanities Developer, for a series of drop-in sessions aimed at beginner users of WordPress! Bring your questions […]

Praxis Workshop: Creating User-Centered Websites for Humanities Research Projects

Bissel 312 140 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This workshop is designed to introduce humanities researchers to key UXD (User Experience Design) concepts and guide you through a goal setting activity which will help you come up with a plan and a website structure for your project. If you already have a website and would like to update it, or if you are […]

CDHI Lightning Lunch: Indigenous Data Practices: How to Centre Life?

Virtual (Zoom)

Please join us for this exciting lightning lunch event in our new Indigenous Digital Praxis initiative! Event Format Speaker #1: Maria Hupfield, “Indigenous Living Archive, Indigenous Creation Studio, UTM.”   Speaker #2: M Murphy, “Towards Indigenous Environmental Data Justice”  Respondent: Jennifer Wemigwans respondent to presentations and discussion facilitator   This event will be held virtually. […]

WordPress Drop-In #5

Virtual (Zoom)

Looking to get started using WordPress to create a website? Have an existing site but are stuck with a problem in development? Trying to use CSS in WordPress to create a particular design? Join Matt Lefaive, CDHI's Digital Humanities Developer, for a series of drop-in sessions aimed at beginner users of WordPress! Bring your questions […]

WordPress Drop-In #6

Looking to get started using WordPress to create a website? Have an existing site but are stuck with a problem in development? Trying to use CSS in WordPress to create a particular design? Join Matt Lefaive, CDHI's Digital Humanities Developer, for a series of drop-in sessions aimed at beginner users of WordPress! Bring your questions […]

CDHI Visiting Speaker Series: Shawn Graham

Virtual (Zoom)

CDHI is pleased to welcome our third and final Visiting Speaker of 2023-24: Dr. Shawn Graham. Professor Graham's talk is titled, "Cultural Heritage Crime and Neural Networks: Deformation for Hot Tips" How can archaeologists use digital tools to prevent cultural heritage crimes? In the digital humanities, we sometimes talk about "deforming" our materials to see […]

Create Your Academic Website: The WordPress Edition

Collaborative Digital Research Space (CDRS) Maanjiwe nendamowinan (MN) - 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workshop ends with attendees having a self-editable website hosted free, paving a clear path for future upgrades and premium development.