Dear colleagues,
The *application deadline for THATCamp, Chicago is this Friday, October 1st*.
Please see below and join us!
Northwestern University Libraries and Departments of Gender Studies and
English in partnership with The University of Chicago Division of the
Humanities and The Newberry Library are pleased to announce the first
THATCamp Chicago. THATCamp Chicago 2010 will be held on Saturday, November
20 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Over the past few years, the Center for History and New Media <*
http://chnm.gmu.edu/*> has been helping to organize a series of
"unconferences" called THATCamp <*http://thatcamp.org/*> ("The Humanities
and Technology Camp.") These unconferences are based on the idea that some
of the most productive work of conferences happens in the hallways and in
more informal gatherings. With this in mind THATCamp is based on
conversations and not the delivery of papers. They are "lightweight" and
are paid for, in part, by attendee donations.
The structure of the conference is decided when everyone arrives, and
applications do not include a paper proposal. Instead, applicants explain
why they want to attend and explain current projects on which they might
like to collaborate. In addition, some THATCamps include a "Bootcamp,"
which is a series of workshops that teach concrete tools or skills. These
workshops are designed for beginners, and the hope is that attendees leave
with something new to tinker with. THATCamp Chicago is planning a Bootcamp
that may include workshops on Processing <*http://processing.org/*> , Omeka
<*http://omeka.org/*> , Geographic Information Systems, and Design Tools for
the Digital Humanities.
Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2010. Find out more at *
http://thatcampchicago.org*.
Amanda Rybin
Assistant Director, Visual Resources Center
The University of Chicago Department of Art History
5540 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 834-5411 | *[log in to unmask]
http://arthistory.uchicago.edu/vrc*
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