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Archaeologies of Gaming class curates exhibit for AADHum + MITH
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Archaeologies of Gaming class curates exhibit for AADHum + MITH

AADHum and MITH interns from MITH388: Archaeologies of Gaming and Electronic Literature organized a public exhibition of rare and archival materials from MITH’s vintage computer and video game collection.

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TLTC grant & narraspace announcement

TLTC grant & narraspace announcement

Parham’s project strives to make immersive storytelling technologies—like augmented, virtual and extended reality—accessible across disciplines, using them to...

AADHum GA Christin Washington Awarded the Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective Micro-Grant

AADHum GA Christin Washington Awarded the Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective Micro-Grant

Join us in celebrating our graduate assistant, Christin Washington, the recipient of a microgrant from the Caribbean Digital...

Kinship & (Be)Longing: Confronting Slavery's Archive through Critical Black DH

Kinship & (Be)Longing: Confronting Slavery's Archive through Critical Black DH

In this presentation, Keywords for Black Louisiana will share their experience working with Scholarly Editing to create a...

'Lucid Dreams': An Immersive Augmented Reality Experience by Rashonda Lazar

'Lucid Dreams': An Immersive Augmented Reality Experience by Rashonda Lazar

Lucid Dreams is an immersive interactive installation using mobile WebAR and conductive paint as touch sensors to trigger...

WILDWOOD BlackDH Adventures in Southside Chicago Worldmaking

WILDWOOD BlackDH Adventures in Southside Chicago Worldmaking

Dr. Alexander will be debuting WILDWOOD, a digital game that envisions eco- & techno-cultures on Chicago’s Southside, writing...

2024 Social Media Corps applications are now OPEN!

2024 Social Media Corps applications are now OPEN!

African American Digital and Experimental Humanities (AADHum) is excited to announce the 2024 Social Media Corps Program! This...

Say hey to Seren Sensei's [unhurried] {witness} 🐣

Say hey to Seren Sensei's [unhurried] {witness} 🐣

Today we are so pleased to share the beta of Seren Sensei's [unhurried] {witness}! The project is a...

AADHum Fellows' projects  on the horizon!

AADHum Fellows' projects on the horizon!

Over the past year the 2022-23 AADHum fellows have been working on a range of innovative digital projects....

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram reading from 'Negative Money' : Dec. 6 @ 7pm in Ulrich Recital Hall

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram reading from 'Negative Money' : Dec. 6 @ 7pm in Ulrich Recital Hall

We hope you're like us and looking forward to seeing Maryland's Director of Creative Writing and AADHum team...

fall '23 microgrants awarded 💫

fall '23 microgrants awarded 💫

We are pleased to announce our fall 2023 microgrant recipients! With this program, students apply for up to...

microgrant apps due first day of every month... like TODAY!

microgrant apps due first day of every month... like TODAY!

Application and program details at ⇢ https://bit.ly/aadhum_microgrants

Say hey to AADHum 3 🌟

Say hey to AADHum 3 🌟

We are so pleased to announce that AADHum has been awarded a fresh round of funding from the...

Newly dropped: our first Kitchen Studio has opened!

Newly dropped: our first Kitchen Studio has opened!

AADHum's Kitchen Studios program sponsors small gatherings of scholars and artists created around a shared desire to make...