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The AADHum student microgrant program ⇢ Monthly deadlines
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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 humanities-based approaches to the study or expression of Black life. These grants are for independent student work...

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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...

Animate your physical world w/ Snapchat AR ⇢ 2/21 & 3/9

Animate your physical world w/ Snapchat AR ⇢ 2/21 & 3/9

Join us for a series of augmented reality (AR) workshops, offered by AADHum's Visiting Research Professor Andrew W....

Ebbs and flows, loving and losing...

Ebbs and flows, loving and losing...

The end of 2022 was a time of immense win and loss in BlackDH. In October it was...

Black Covid Care Launch Exhibition and Website

Black Covid Care Launch Exhibition and Website

December saw the launch of one of AADHum's current Residency projects, Allie Martin's Black Covid Care project!

You're invited! Visit AADHum this Weds ⇢ 1 - 4pm

You're invited! Visit AADHum this Weds ⇢ 1 - 4pm

Guess what? AADHum has opened a small humanities research and design studio, and we would like for you...

We 🖤 #BlackDH | Reviews in DH + Jamila Pewu Moore

We 🖤 #BlackDH | Reviews in DH + Jamila Pewu Moore

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

Black Food Justice, Digital Storytelling, & Community Partnerships :: Thursday, Dec. 8 at 5pm EST (online)

Black Food Justice, Digital Storytelling, & Community Partnerships :: Thursday, Dec. 8 at 5pm EST (online)

This Thursday at 5pm EST, AADHum is pleased to present Growing Greater, a virtual event exploring digital storytelling...

Catch some inspiration

Catch some inspiration

We recently came across this Tik Tok video, shared by Sam Sanders on Twitter. It's by user @emmanuelreddish,...

Welcome The Graduate AADHum Scholars

Welcome The Graduate AADHum Scholars

The Graduate AADHum Scholars Program (tGASP) is specifically designed to support local students whose digital work is or...