I've decided to revamp my course offerings for fall to teach an entirely new course on digital methods for art history. I've been wanting to do this for a while, and the need for such a course seems all the more pressing now. Three of four of our thesis writers this year...
...drew upon DH methods. Students are clearly eager to employ these approaches! I've benefited from convos with colleagues who have taught / plan to teach DAH courses, esp. Sarah Laursen, Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, @alexbrey, @marselykehoe, & will be seeking advice from others.
I welcome any tips, resources, suggestions, and cautionary tales from those who have already ventured into this fairly new territory.
My desire to teach this course isn't only born of what I imagine students want to learn. Much of my motivation stems from what I am most excited to teach in the face of a global pandemic and with the prospect of remote teaching. I want to feel _excited_ to teach in fall...
...and my previous plans just weren't doing that for me. My hope is that a DAH course will provide me and my students the flexibility and facility to navigate the unprecedented situation we find ourselves in. I of course realize that doing DH necessitates access to...
...equipment, platforms, applications, reliable wifi, and more. I an under no illusion that DH is unqualifiedly liberating. But I am hopeful that the material will lend itself to the kind of decentered learning that remote teaching has entailed.
...equipment, wifi, applications, etc. that is not readily available to all.
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