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2024 Social Media Corps applications are now OPEN!
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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 4-week program offers space to design humanities-based digital media, featuring hands-on class activities encouraging creative play in a robust & upbeat learning community, and a $525 stipend. This program runs from 7/8/24 to 7/31/24. To apply, complete the 2024 Social Media Corps application and submit by Friday 6/14. SMC24 will be held virtually, and participants wil

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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...

The AADHum student microgrant program ⇢ Monthly deadlines

The AADHum student microgrant program ⇢ Monthly deadlines

Students can apply for up to $250 to support digital and/ or experimental projects that are grounded in...

Dr. Elizabeth M. Alexander | brown bag talk

Dr. Elizabeth M. Alexander | brown bag talk

Dr. Alexander designs and develops across digital and print media, with a critical and creative research practice focused...

As the wheels turn... AADHum rolls along

As the wheels turn... AADHum rolls along

As a place for Black digital studies and digital humanities at the University of Maryland, AADHum cultivates diverse...

Where to find us!

Where to find us!

Right now you are reading our events and news microsite at https://aadhum.umd.edu/news To learn more about AADHum more...

We 🖤 #BlackDH | Legacy Russell's BLACK MEME

We 🖤 #BlackDH | Legacy Russell's BLACK MEME

We love amplifying #BlackDH work! In 2022, AADHum completed a double issue of Reviews in DH, guest-edited by...

Greenscreening Diaspora :: Friday, April 28 at 12pm EST (Open Lab ⇢ in-person & streaming)

Greenscreening Diaspora :: Friday, April 28 at 12pm EST (Open Lab ⇢ in-person & streaming)

Guest speaker Dr. Van Tran Nguyen will lead a hands-on video editing workshop showcasing the use of green...

Deep dives & sweet explorations at the AADHum Scholars' retreat

Deep dives & sweet explorations at the AADHum Scholars' retreat

January saw us host our first AADHum Scholars Retreat. For this day-long retreat, held at AADHum's UMD studio...